Sunday, October 29, 2006
onde de souffle sorta rolls off the lips
¶ 10/29/2006 12:02:00 AMvia FAS:
"For that one must turn to another new dictionary prepared by theNorth
Atlantic Treaty Organization, which not only defines thousands of military terms
("blowback," "laser guided weapon,"etc.) but also provides translations into
Voltaire's language.
So, one learns, "blast wave" is 'onde de souffle.'
See "NATO Glossary of Terms and Definitions (English andFrench)," North
Atlantic Treaty Organization, 2006 (344 pages,3.5 MB)"
