强行空降

English translation: v. force-land, force land

04:22 Jul 6, 2009
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Military / Defense
Chinese term or phrase: 强行空降
The context is the Wenchuan earthquake rescue. It refers to the situation where the paratroopers had to jump despite the bad weather. I need to translate this as a verb phrase, not the noun. Thanks.
xiaoyanchen
Local time: 07:57
English translation:v. force-land, force land
Explanation:
强行:一般译为force
空降:land; landing, drop, airdrop,动词以land为多
合译为:force-land(动),force landing(名)

请参考以下链接:

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&num=100&newwindow=1&q="to force...

仅供参考。
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lbone
China
Local time: 23:57
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3 +1v. force-land, force land
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3forced to land/forced landing
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v. force-land, force land


Explanation:
强行:一般译为force
空降:land; landing, drop, airdrop,动词以land为多
合译为:force-land(动),force landing(名)

请参考以下链接:

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&num=100&newwindow=1&q="to force...

仅供参考。

lbone
China
Local time: 23:57
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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forced to land/forced landing


Explanation:
If you absolutely need a verbal phrase, you could use "the paratroopers were forced to land"

Otherwise, I think "forced landing" would be a suitable expression (see link)



Example sentence(s):
  • A forced landing is a landing by an aircraft made under factors outside the pilot's control

    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forced_landing
Inga Jakobi
Germany
Local time: 16:57
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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