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A drive-by

French translation: fusillade au volant

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English term or phrase:A drive-by
French translation:fusillade au volant
Entered by: Dima Florina

14:40 Jan 23, 2016
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / drive-by
English term or phrase: A drive-by
Bonjour
Quel est le sens de drive-by dans le contexte suivant : un enquêteur arrive sur les lieux d'un crime. Une voiture est sur le bas-côté de la route, son conducteur tué d'une balle dans la tête. Un policier garde les lieux. En franchissant la rubalise du périmètre de sécurité l'enquêteur demande au policier "What happened ?" Et le policier de répondre "I think it might be a drive-by or a robbery. No money or ID on him"
J'aimerais savoir comment vous traduiriez ce drive-by. Pour robbery j'ai mis "un crime crapuleux", il me faut donc un autre terme. D'vaance, merci !
soperilleux
Local time: 10:27
fusillade au volant
Explanation:
ou "coups de feu tirés depuis une voiture"
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Dima Florina
Romania
Local time: 11:27
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4 +5fusillade au volant
Dima Florina
4 +1fusillade au volant
Yoann Peyron


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
a drive-by
fusillade au volant


Explanation:
ou "coups de feu tirés depuis une voiture"

Dima Florina
Romania
Local time: 11:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Romanian
PRO pts in category: 4
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agree  hirselina
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a drive-by
fusillade au volant


Explanation:
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusillade_au_volant

Driveby est une abréviation de drive-by shooting qui désigne ces fusillades tirées depuis une voiture, qui se déroulent dans les quartiers chauds des USA. http://www.lacoccinelle.net/988921.html#UyJl7HGQcKAGSapb.99

Yoann Peyron
France
Local time: 10:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 28

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agree  Tony M: ...et de Marseille ! The implication is 'avec délit de fuite'
26 mins
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