How to translate "ochered'" (not the kind for toilet paper)?

[Genevra Gerhart]

I suspect, too, that it's been quite while since there was an "ochered' for
toilet paper. 
Even torn newspaper to the same end, so to speak, has lost its application.

(I prefer machine gun.)

Genevra Gerhart
 
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Peter Scotto wrote:

> Yes, "ochered'" is usually translated as "burst" in this context. I
> like the suggestion here very much.

Agreed. And "raked" or "sprayed" could both work.

But "submachine gun" sounds a bit passe to my ear; I'm more accustomed 
to seeing/hearing "automatic weapon" or "machine gun" in the news and 
entertainment media. Readers with U.S. military experience are invited 
to chime in at this point.

-- 
War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
--
Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
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