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> The difference is that the base noun is at the end The German [base]noun "Panzer" cannot simply be translated to the English "tank"[0] without context, and s
by logifail 4y ago
> The difference is that the base noun is at the end
The German [base]noun "Panzer" cannot simply be translated to the English "tank"[0] without context,
and specifically the noun "Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer" shouldn't be translated to any kind of tank.
Unless of course one thinks any vehicle with tracks and a gun is a tank(?)
> The Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard ("anti-aircraft armoured fighting vehicle 'Cheetah'", better known as the Flakpanzer Gepard) is an all-weather-capable German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG)[1]
Like the Bradley[2], it's an armoured fighting vehicle.[3]
[0] https://dict.leo.org/german-english/panzer https://dict.leo.org/german-english/panzer
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flakpanzer_Gepard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flakpanzer_Gepard
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Fighting_Vehicle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Fighting_Vehicle
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armoured_fighting_vehicle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armoured_fighting_vehicle
- brazzy 4y agoYes - it's a translation mistake because (as is often the case the words in different languages) the words do not cover exactly the same concepts. Therefore I see little reason to assume that it's "deliberate misdirection" as you wrote in your original comment.