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Mar 2, 2012 13:00
12 yrs ago
French term
France
The Human Translator
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Russian to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
pains
French to English
Other
Military / Defense
explosives
pains d'explosif malléable
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | blocks of plastic explosives |
Ronald van Riet
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| 5 | C4 packs / packs of plastic explosive |
Damien Poussier
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| 4 | Slabs (of plastic explosives) |
Pierre POUSSIN
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| 4 | loaves |
rkillings
|
Proposed translations
+2
7 mins
Ronald van Riet
Native in English
Specializes in field
technical translator to English & Dutch
Native in: Dutch (Variant: Netherlands) 
, English (Variants: UK, US, British)
Works in: English to Dutch, Dutch to English, German to Dutch, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
20
blocks of plastic explosives
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Colin Rowe
: This is the term I would use
4 mins
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| agree |
Laurette Tassin
5 mins
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21 mins
Pierre POUSSIN
France
France
Native in French
Specializes in field
France
Fast and accurate.
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to French, French to English, Latin to French, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
87
Slabs (of plastic explosives)
T.T.A. 131
5 hrs
Damien Poussier
France
France
Native in French
France
English to French: Video games and IT
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: English to French, French to English
C4 packs / packs of plastic explosive
C4 is the most common term for those "in the know", but you should use "plastic explosive" if your text is not aimed at people from the military or video game (FPS) adepts.
1 day 11 hrs
loaves
There's a reason the French talk about 'pains' of plastic explosive, and I think you should retain the metaphor.
It's cultural and historical:
"Mitch had plenty of experience with Cyclonite plastic explosives, but the mines were another matter. They were tricky. One kind, disguised to look like a cow patty, would be placed in roadways used by German trucks and tanks. Another, made to resemble a loaf of bread, would be delivered to German mess halls."
--The Last Dog in France: A Tale of the French Resistance…, by John Van Wyck Gould
It's cultural and historical:
"Mitch had plenty of experience with Cyclonite plastic explosives, but the mines were another matter. They were tricky. One kind, disguised to look like a cow patty, would be placed in roadways used by German trucks and tanks. Another, made to resemble a loaf of bread, would be delivered to German mess halls."
--The Last Dog in France: A Tale of the French Resistance…, by John Van Wyck Gould
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