blunt-nosed grenade launchers

French translation: lance-grenades tromblons

11:05 Aug 28, 2017
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Military / Defense / armement dans un roman de science-fiction
English term or phrase: blunt-nosed grenade launchers
"In addition, Dev and Larramac also carried the blunt-nosed grenade launchers while Dunnis toted a personal energy cannon."

Dans un roman de science-fiction, les héros se préparent pour l'assaut, je n'ai aucune idée de ce que peuvent être des lance-grenades "blunt-nosed".

Les armes sont neuves ou presques, issues d'un traffic d'armes interplanétaires, auccune notion de vétusté préalable, mais aucune indication contraire non plus.
MARLENE LE DUC (X)
France
Local time: 13:10
French translation:lance-grenades tromblons
Explanation:
Ce qui se dénommait "V.B." dans l'armée française.
Le canon de l'arme (en l'occurence un fusil) permettait avec une cartouche spéciale de "balancer" les projectiles sur l'ennemi. On peut très bien imaginer dans ce textes des "tromblons" ou des "espingoles" ave la même ...utilité!
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Pierre POUSSIN
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Local time: 13:10
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4 +4lance-grenades tromblons
Pierre POUSSIN
3lance-grenades à bout court
Diego Delfino


  

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lance-grenades à bout court


Explanation:
I guess blunt-nosed refers to the bullets that the grenade launchers throws.
In any case I would translate it like this.


http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?la...

http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-fra.html?la...

I also link you this which might be helpful:
http://www.frfrogspad.com/intrglos.htm



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Note added at 1 hr (2017-08-28 12:41:37 GMT)
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http://www.airsoft-gun.eu/pps-new-gen-cartouche-de-lance-gre...
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mk19_(lance-grenades)
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenade_de_40_mm


Diego Delfino
Italy
Local time: 13:10
Does not meet criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: a bullet "thrown" from a grenade launcher?? and Google: No results found for "lance-grenades à bout court".
36 mins
  -> We are talking about made up science fiction weapons, it doesn't surprise me to have 0 ghits. With bullets I meant cartouches. I am adding some link to my answer for further clarifications.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
lance-grenades tromblons


Explanation:
Ce qui se dénommait "V.B." dans l'armée française.
Le canon de l'arme (en l'occurence un fusil) permettait avec une cartouche spéciale de "balancer" les projectiles sur l'ennemi. On peut très bien imaginer dans ce textes des "tromblons" ou des "espingoles" ave la même ...utilité!


    Reference: http://pages14-18.mesdiscussions.net/pages1418/forum-pages-h...
Pierre POUSSIN
France
Local time: 13:10
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Notes to answerer
Asker: a première vue, cette réponse m'a semblée farfelue, cependant après consulté le lien fourni, je fut agréablement surprise par votre savoir. merci beaucoup pour l'aide et la leçon.


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agree  writeaway
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agree  gayd (X)
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agree  Eric KUATE FOTSO
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agree  GILLES MEUNIER
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