One Man Army

French translation: l'homme-armée

15:11 Dec 4, 2014
English to French translations [PRO]
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
English term or phrase: One Man Army
A character that is so powerful that he could win a battle by himself.

Pretty well known expression, but I can't think of anything good for French.
Lany Chabot-Laroche
Canada
Local time: 04:20
French translation:l'homme-armée
Explanation:
Comme on a l'homme-orchestre.
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Sandra Mouton
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:20
Grading comment
Court et clair, merci :)
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Rambo, Warrior
Fabien T&T
4une armée à lui tout seul
HERBET Abel
3L'invincible guerrier
Claire Gerard
3l'homme-armée
Sandra Mouton
2Ultimator
Jean NICOLET


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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
one man army
Rambo, Warrior


Explanation:
Termes utilisés en France pour ce genre de personnage... Je ne vois rien de mieux pour l'instant


    Reference: http://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/videos-etats-unis-la-p...
Fabien T&T
France
Local time: 10:20
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PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Merci! Rambo est en effet un excellent exemple.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sandra Mouton: Si le jeu accepte un peu d'humour, j'aime carrément le jeu de mots sur Rainbow Warrior ! J'avais bien compris, mais c'était trop beau pour ne pas relever.
17 hrs
  -> Merci! Mais vous êtes la créatrice de ce jeux de mots. Personnnellement, je proposais les deux mots, séparément

agree  Jean NICOLET
1 day 3 hrs
  -> merci!
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
one man army
L'invincible guerrier


Explanation:
...ou soldat.


Claire Gerard
France
Local time: 10:20
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Native speaker of: French
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one man army
une armée à lui tout seul


Explanation:
proposé

HERBET Abel
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one man army
l'homme-armée


Explanation:
Comme on a l'homme-orchestre.

Sandra Mouton
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:20
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 13
Grading comment
Court et clair, merci :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  HERBET Abel: pas si sûr que ce puisse être pris comme ça
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1 day 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
one man army
Ultimator


Explanation:
Si c'est un nom de personnage, on peut inventer n'importe quoi dans la limite où son nom ne se confonde pas avec celui d'un autre.
J'aime bien Rambo, mais ça peut poser un problème de droits.

Jean NICOLET
France
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Native speaker of: French
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