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procédant à son tir

English translation: setting it off

20:40 Mar 28, 2015
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Military / Defense / Pyrotechnics
French term or phrase: procédant à son tir
Personne habilitée mettant en œuvre un feu d'artifices et procédant à son tir.
Peter Field
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:39
English translation:setting it off
Explanation:
It's talking about a person who is authorized to make and set off fireworks
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Julius Ngwa
Canada
Local time: 21:39
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2setting it off
Julius Ngwa
2 +1setting them off (igniting them)
Wendy Streitparth


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
setting it off


Explanation:
It's talking about a person who is authorized to make and set off fireworks

Julius Ngwa
Canada
Local time: 21:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Wendy Streitparth: Sorry, Gombo. I didn't see your post as I was trying to find a suitable reference.
8 mins
  -> That's ok, Wendy; thanks.
neutral  chris collister: "Making" firworks is very different from setting up, organising and running displays. Only rarely are the makers also the operators.
1 day 11 hrs
agree  B D Finch: They are described as setting up and setting off the display, not making the fireworks.
1 day 12 hrs
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
setting them off (igniting them)


Explanation:
Skydivers take extreme hobby to the next level by setting off fireworks as they leap from the plane

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2665383/Sparks-fly-S...
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Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 03:39
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 39

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  José Patrício: They are setting them off at the moment - http://www.bing.com/search?q=fireworks - setting them off&go...
1 min
  -> Thanks again, spielenschach1 - and for the link.
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