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guichets par balle

English translation: bullet-proof windows

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French term or phrase:guichets par balle
English translation:bullet-proof windows
Entered by: newangle

17:56 Oct 24, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / document about company manufacturing hinges
French term or phrase: guichets par balle
Context:
'... en plus de ses activites habituelles, il imagine fabriquer des XXX guichets par balle XXX.'
mportal
Local time: 10:23
bullet-proof windows
Explanation:
I suspect it is pare-balle - bullet-proof. Guichet is a window such as a ticket-issuing or bank teller's window.
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newangle
Local time: 11:23
Grading comment
Thank you, Newangle, I'm sure this is correct for pare-balles. (Also for 'guichet' in many contexts, but here I'm not sure).
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7bullet-proof windows
newangle


Discussion entries: 3





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
bullet-proof windows


Explanation:
I suspect it is pare-balle - bullet-proof. Guichet is a window such as a ticket-issuing or bank teller's window.

newangle
Local time: 11:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you, Newangle, I'm sure this is correct for pare-balles. (Also for 'guichet' in many contexts, but here I'm not sure).
Notes to answerer
Asker: The reason I asked again is that guichets can mean a number of other things as well as windows, and this company works mainly with metal products


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sheila Wilson: maybe screens?
3 mins

agree  Adsion Liu
20 mins

agree  katsy
25 mins

agree  Lori Cirefice: must be a typo for pare-balle
31 mins

agree  Tony M
1 hr

agree  Charles Hawtrey (X)
14 hrs

agree  David Goward: Asker's just asked again about "guichet"... I thought this answer was fairly convincing myself.
1 day 13 hrs
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