Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Waffen entsichern
English translation:
to arm the weapons
Added to glossary by
Steffen Walter
Apr 24, 2008 20:59
16 yrs ago
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German term
Waffenentsicherung
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Military / Defense
Another expression from the movie script. Short-range missiles are in the process of being fired from F-15s and ...
"Der Verteidigungsminister gibt den Befehl zur *Waffenentsicherung*".
"Release of safety latches" just doesn't sound right to me.
"Der Verteidigungsminister gibt den Befehl zur *Waffenentsicherung*".
"Release of safety latches" just doesn't sound right to me.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +6 | to arm the weapons |
Ted Wozniak
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| 3 | Firearm safety release |
Erika Berrai-Flynn
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Change log
Apr 24, 2008 21:18: Kim Metzger changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Tech/Engineering"
Apr 29, 2008 08:56: Steffen Walter changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/137831">Vera H.'s</a> old entry - "Waffenentsicherung"" to ""to arm the weapons""
Proposed translations
+6
16 mins
Ted Wozniak
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Bridging the Language GAAP-
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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56
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to arm the weapons
in other words to turn off the safety mechanism to that the weapons can be fired. Entsichern = to arm, turn off the safety.
For missles, this probably means flipping up a protective cover and flipping a switch to arm the missles.
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Note added at 16 mins (2008-04-24 21:16:43 GMT)
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sorry should be "so that the weapons"
For missles, this probably means flipping up a protective cover and flipping a switch to arm the missles.
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Note added at 16 mins (2008-04-24 21:16:43 GMT)
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sorry should be "so that the weapons"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Since I know little about weapons, the response initially surprised me (sounds like arming arms). Ted's answer is right on the money, and Veronika's explanation made sense!
Thanks a bunch to everyone for chiming in"
20 mins
Firearm safety release
Kann man das nennen.
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Note added at 25 mins (2008-04-24 21:24:55 GMT)
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Stelle gerade fest, dass es sich um missles handelt - in diesem Zusammenhang bin ich mir nicht sicher, ob man das safety release nennt. Wörterbuch der Waffentechnik :
entsichern (eine Waffe) disengage the safety, release the safety
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Note added at 25 mins (2008-04-24 21:24:55 GMT)
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Stelle gerade fest, dass es sich um missles handelt - in diesem Zusammenhang bin ich mir nicht sicher, ob man das safety release nennt. Wörterbuch der Waffentechnik :
entsichern (eine Waffe) disengage the safety, release the safety
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