Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Oct 7, 2014 08:53
9 yrs ago
Swedish term
takskytt
Swedish to English
Other
Military / Defense
army personnel
A gunner in a convoy vehicle. Any ideas?
Proposed translations
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| 3 | roof gunner |
Norskpro
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| 4 +1 | turret gunner/roof turret |
Deane Goltermann
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| 4 +1 | gunner |
Yvonne Tapper-Gardzina
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Proposed translations
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Deane Goltermann
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Swedish
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English
Sweden
Easy reading - Good writing
Native in: English 
, Swedish
Works in: Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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turret gunner/roof turret
I'll go with this. Wiki will give you a start ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humvee.
But again, the actual Swe context would help with certainty. This suggestion applies only to a position mounted in the vehicle
But again, the actual Swe context would help with certainty. This suggestion applies only to a position mounted in the vehicle
Peer comment(s):
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Sven Petersson
: There is no "turret" in the source term! - Addendum: Leif Ohman's reference does not contain any indication whatsoever that a turret was in use on the vehicle.
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Again you jump to conclusions without reading my caveat or getting context. The Swe word is less than common, but likely does not refer to a soldier lying unprotected on the roof of a convoy vehicle, does it? AGAIN, your disagree has no linguistic merit.
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Leif Ohman
: "...du är takskytt på något fordon där" from recording on http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=93&artik...
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Thanks, Leif!
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Christopher Schröder
: Sven, grow up
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Thanks, Chris!!
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+1
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Yvonne Tapper-Gardzina
United States
United States
Native in Swedish
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English
United States
Swe-Eng & Eng-Swe translations
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Swedish
Works in: Swedish to English, English to Swedish
gunner
Just gunner, (or maybe humvee gunner depending on vehicle) as the position is implied.
Reference:
http://www.fortcampbellcourier.com/news/article_d34c6713-fb19-537e-a21e-8dcf248d3651.html
Peer comment(s):
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Michael Ellis
: I think it better to avoid 'turret', 'roof' etc so as to keep the title vehicle independent, for it could be a simple as a rifleman standing in a sunroof opening..
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Thanks!
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Discussion
"These long trips can be trying for soldiers, and it can be challenging to stay alert and prepared. This is especially true for the vehicle gunners who stand in the turret ...."
further down the page is a guy standing in a turret, er, perhaps its a modified sunroof... ;-)
@Sven maybe this person is standing up through a sun-roof? http://books.google.se/books?id=r2fa_J9VAqQC&pg=PA258&lpg=PA...