φυτεύει την βόμβα

English translation: plants the bomb

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Greek term or phrase:φυτεύει την βόμβα
English translation:plants the bomb
Entered by: Assimina Vavoula

08:15 Jul 17, 2010
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Greek term or phrase: φυτεύει την βόμβα
Μετά έρχονται τα Στούκας. Να δεις τα Στούκας – προτού 'ρθουνε οι Γερμανοί, οι 300 - ερχότανε το ένα έφευγε το άλλο. Βόμβες μυδραλιοβόλα, χάλα το σύμπαν και 'κει ρίξανε την βόμβα στην Βρύση και σκοτώσανε τους ανθρώπους. Αυτός ερχότανε από την Παλιόχωρα γιαλό-γιαλό και οι άνθρωποι καθότανε έξω οι κακομοίρηδες- ορισμένοι είχανε βγει από την τρύπα – και μόλις ήρθε απέναντι εδώ τους αντιλήφθηκε γιατί ήτανε κοντά και κάνει μια στροφή, πάει προς το πέλαγος και γυρίζει ευθεία και πάει και φυτεύει την βόμβα πάνω στο σπήλιο. Ένα πράγμα δηλαδή δεν το πιστεύουνε άνθρωποι. Και τους τίναξε στον αέρα…
Assimina Vavoula
Greece
Local time: 19:21
plants the bomb
Explanation:
You can use "plant" in this way, i.e. to place something (with a good degree of accuracy).
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Philip Lees
Greece
Local time: 19:21
Grading comment
Thanks a lot.
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4 +3plants the bomb
Philip Lees
4lands his bomb right on the...
Dylan Edwards


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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
plants the bomb


Explanation:
You can use "plant" in this way, i.e. to place something (with a good degree of accuracy).

Philip Lees
Greece
Local time: 19:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Thanks a lot.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mihailolja
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agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
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agree  Dave Bindon
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2 days 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
lands his bomb right on the...


Explanation:
Just a suggestion for an alternative:

lands his bomb (right) on the cave ...

The word "right" isn't essential, but it emphasises that it's a direct hit.


... so there's very few reasons not to get out of the explosion, even if you manage to land the bomb right on top of the campers target. ...
www.eve-search.com/thread/1273352/page/1

In level flight at full throttle, you should be able to land all 10 bombs on a single point. When bombing targets at the top of a hill, ...
wiki.planetsidesyndicate.com/index.php?title=Bombing_Guide_by...


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Note added at 2 days1 hr (2010-07-19 09:20:11 GMT)
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"Smack" is used in a similar way, for emphasis:

In his bomb- sight, he sees the target move nearer and nearer the ... LOW OVER THE RANGE AT DUSK A STUDENT BOMBARDIER LANDS BOMB SMACK ON THE TARGET ...
books.google.co.uk/books?id=MFAEAAAAMBAJ...

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Note added at 2 days1 hr (2010-07-19 09:23:02 GMT)
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I had been flying No 3 to his leader at the time, and after seeing ... had landed his bombs smack on the crossroads Looking around for the ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk › Archive List › Royal Air Force

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Note added at 2 days1 hr (2010-07-19 09:27:29 GMT)
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My choice would be: lands his bomb right on the cave.

Dylan Edwards
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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