Mesaĝoj: 14
Lingvo: English
T0dd (Montri la profilon) 2011-marto-17 15:19:42
ceigered:I'd go fiksata since normally you can unlock a target (e.g. by not aiming at it any more), otherwise we'd have some terrifying weapons these days!The -ita ending indicates only completion, not permanence. There's no contradiction in unlocking something that's locked, in Esperanto or English. Fiksata would express "locking", rather than "locked". While that may be just what the OP wants, the context suggests to me that the idea of completion is needed..
ceigered (Montri la profilon) 2011-marto-17 15:24:58
T0dd:Mmm. That pits a spanner in the good ol' brain works.Ita then is really the best one.ceigered:I'd go fiksata since normally you can unlock a target (e.g. by not aiming at it any more), otherwise we'd have some terrifying weapons these days!The -ita ending indicates only completion, not permanence. There's no contradiction in unlocking something that's locked, in Esperanto or English. Fiksata would express "locking", rather than "locked". While that may be just what the OP wants, the context suggests to me that the idea of completion is needed.
I guess it'll only ever be formalised when weapons producers start making guns in EO, which'd be an ironic day
sudanglo (Montri la profilon) 2011-marto-18 12:06:24
However, the present tense can be used in Esperanto to convey the idea of a yet uncompleted process.
So as I said you could alway use serĉas, akiras/enŝlosas for processes upto the completion point.
'Ata' is very firmly established now in the language for things that have extension, by repetition, or by continuing.
The sign outside an Esperantist's shop will say 'Esperanto parolata'. Don't bother to go in if it says 'Esperanto parolita'.
What do weapons systems do in French? I imagine that they become 'verrouillé' rather than 'fixé'.
ceigered (Montri la profilon) 2011-marto-19 03:38:05
sudanglo:I can't imagine that weapon systems take time to lock.Heat seeking weapons often need time to lock onto a constant heat signature, and the longer it takes to verify, one could imagine panic shooting at non existent targets (e.g. a random heat flare that got misidentified as an enemy plane) would be minimised.
More complex targeting systems that go on visual recognition or verifying signals that allied armour give out might take a second or three to fully lock on too.
Anyway, I think the Javelin missile takes a bit to lock on, not sure though as I might be thinking of something similar but called something else...[/quote]