Unbolt the latch

Polish translation: otworzyć

10:17 Dec 26, 2019
English to Polish translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) / Locks
English term or phrase: Unbolt the latch
Literatura piękna.

II Wojna Światowa, zrzut zaopatrzenia.

Chodzi o otwarcie zamka (?), żeby dostać się do środka kontenera z zaopatrzeniem, zrzuconego na spadochronie. Nie ma więcej kontekstu.

"As soon as the container was in the back of the truck, she clambered up after it and unbolted the latch."
Yourand
Poland
Polish translation:otworzyć
Explanation:
po prostu ...

When you unbolt something, you unfasten its lock - https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/unbolt
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1otworzyć
geopiet
4odkręcić śruby pokrywy
Crannmer
3odryglować zasuwę
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
Summary of reference entries provided
Container with weapons
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
unbolt the latch
odryglować zasuwę


Explanation:
propozycja

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Note added at 2 hrs (2019-12-26 12:22:42 GMT)
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This is how a door latch with a bolt looks like:
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https://www.dhgate.com/product/stainless-steel-door-bolt-woo...
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Sliding Bolt Gate Latch,Stainless Steel Latch Bolt Door Latch Lock, Bolt with Padlock Hole, Hasp Safety Clasp Hasp Barrel Bolt Sliding Latches,Stainless Steel Brushed Finish
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Stainless Steel Door Latch Bolt Door Latch Lock Sliding Lock Barrel Bolt Swivel Staple Safety Hasp Heavy-Duty
https://contestimg.wish.com/api/webimage/5d0b44f3c578977eb57...
https://www.wish.com/product/stainless-steel-door-latch-bolt...
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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
unbolt the latch
otworzyć


Explanation:
po prostu ...

When you unbolt something, you unfasten its lock - https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/unbolt

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agree  Andrzej Mierzejewski: Może tak najprościej - chyba, że kolejne zdanie zawiera istotne szczegóły.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
unbolt the latch
odkręcić śruby pokrywy


Explanation:
w kontekście otwierania zasobnika z zrzutu

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Note added at 1 Stunde (2019-12-26 11:44:23 GMT)
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BTW tutaj _zasobnik_, nie kontener.

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Note added at 4 Stunden (2019-12-26 14:35:04 GMT)
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Lub:
otworzyć klamry/zaciski pokrywy zasobnika

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Reference comments


4 hrs
Reference: Container with weapons

Reference information:
Container with weapons and equipment dropped by the british SOE during WW2

- https://isn.page.link/pCt8

- https://isn.page.link/Ag95

- https://isn.page.link/L5wX

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Their parachutes were colour coded so personnel in the ground could quickly identify their content without having to open them first, an ingenious but simple development.

Red; ammunition

Yellow; medical supplies

Light Blue; food and water

White; general stores

Green; signals equipment

Low powered lamps were used for night drops to aid location.

CLE could be carried in singles or bundles and launched from the side door or underwing racks, the latter a technique often used by the Halifax and Hasting aircraft. - https://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2014/12/military-pallets-boxe...

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