Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
go outside the wire
French translation:
sortir de la zone de sécurité
Added to glossary by
Sylvia Rochonnat
Feb 10, 2009 08:47
15 yrs ago
English term
France
go outside the wire
English to French
Other
Military / Defense
militaire/défense
- Navy counterterrorism intel has suffered leaks over the last few months. Al Qaeda has managed to get a step ahead of us.
- We suspect a mole.
- N. has been analyzing data trying to look for a common denominator. I had no idea it involved Lieutenant A.
- What's his connection?
- Well, Lieutenant A. had gone outside the wire, working contacts in Djibouti, gathering valuable intel, some of which had been compromised. I wanted to talk to him about who he shared the information with.
- Yeah, he cooperate?
- When I called him, he seemed preoccupied. He said he couldn't talk. He'd get back to me.
- We suspect a mole.
- N. has been analyzing data trying to look for a common denominator. I had no idea it involved Lieutenant A.
- What's his connection?
- Well, Lieutenant A. had gone outside the wire, working contacts in Djibouti, gathering valuable intel, some of which had been compromised. I wanted to talk to him about who he shared the information with.
- Yeah, he cooperate?
- When I called him, he seemed preoccupied. He said he couldn't talk. He'd get back to me.
Proposed translations
(French)
| 3 +5 | cf below |
Stéphanie Soudais
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| 4 | pénétrer la zone dangereuse |
kashew
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| 3 | franchir la ligne |
Didier Fourcot
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References
| Explanation |
kashew
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Change log
Feb 10, 2009 08:56: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Field (specific)" from "Linguistics" to "Military / Defense"
Proposed translations
+5
7 mins
Selected
cf below
Wire = barbelés (qui délimitent le camp)
Un système de catégories basé sur des niveaux de soins progressivement plus grands et plus diversifiés répond aux besoins de notre personnel dans le théâtre, dans et hors des barbelés ou, comme on le dit en bon français, inside or outside the wire
http://cmte.parl.gc.ca/Content/HOC/Committee/392/NDDN/Eviden...
Le lieutenant est donc sorti de son camp/sorti du périmètre de sécurité (?) pour aller à Djibouti
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Note added at 9 mins (2009-02-10 08:57:01 GMT)
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Le Maj Broomfield n’en est pas à son premier déploiement en Afghanistan. Lors de sa dernière période de service, il n’est pas sorti souvent à l’extérieur du périmètre de sécurité
Maj Broomfield has been to Afghanistan before. On his previous tour, he didn’t get outside the wire as much
http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/community/mapleleaf/vol_10/afgh...
Un système de catégories basé sur des niveaux de soins progressivement plus grands et plus diversifiés répond aux besoins de notre personnel dans le théâtre, dans et hors des barbelés ou, comme on le dit en bon français, inside or outside the wire
http://cmte.parl.gc.ca/Content/HOC/Committee/392/NDDN/Eviden...
Le lieutenant est donc sorti de son camp/sorti du périmètre de sécurité (?) pour aller à Djibouti
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Note added at 9 mins (2009-02-10 08:57:01 GMT)
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Le Maj Broomfield n’en est pas à son premier déploiement en Afghanistan. Lors de sa dernière période de service, il n’est pas sorti souvent à l’extérieur du périmètre de sécurité
Maj Broomfield has been to Afghanistan before. On his previous tour, he didn’t get outside the wire as much
http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/community/mapleleaf/vol_10/afgh...
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Comment: "merci, Stéphanie"
24 mins
pénétrer la zone dangereuse
= go into the danger zone
2 hrs
franchir la ligne
In French like in English: go beyond what's permitted/allowed/recomended
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