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заклинание башни

English translation: causing the tank turret to jam

17:09 May 19, 2013
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Military / Defense / танки
Russian term or phrase: заклинание башни
заклинание башни, военный термин.

старяд попал в танк и произошло заклинание башни.
sparta1978
Local time: 00:58
English translation:causing the tank turret to jam
Explanation:
Мне тоже кажется что тут должно было быть написано "заклинивание".
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Olga Kuchuk
Local time: 00:58
Grading comment
good answer. it probably was zaklinivanie. But you got the point. 4 roubles!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4causing the tank turret to jam
Olga Kuchuk
5 +1the turrent (became) jammed
Konstantin Kisin
5the turret was stuck
Pham Xuan Thanh


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the turrent (became) jammed


Explanation:
The Russian word should be "заклинило"

Konstantin Kisin
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MariyaN (X)
17 mins
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
causing the tank turret to jam


Explanation:
Мне тоже кажется что тут должно было быть написано "заклинивание".

Olga Kuchuk
Local time: 00:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
good answer. it probably was zaklinivanie. But you got the point. 4 roubles!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  James McVay: It's farily obvious this was the case even though the Russian doesn't explicitly state cause and effect -- and it's good English.
2 hrs
agree  Michael Korovkin: башню заклинило..., но кто знает, может быть в результате заклинания! :)))))
2 hrs
agree  Sasha Spencer
3 hrs
agree  cyhul
7 days
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
the turret was stuck


Explanation:
...and the tank turret was stuck

Be stuck:
Trapped and unable to move; Unable to progress
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stuck

"tank turret (stuck)" image examples:
http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/160007-the-dro...
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/luke/ueda-sarson/MSHphotos9.html
http://www.o5m6.de/t-34_76_uztm.html


Pham Xuan Thanh
Local time: 11:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in VietnameseVietnamese
PRO pts in category: 64
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