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branitelj

English translation: defender (homeland)

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Croatian term or phrase:branitelj
English translation:defender (homeland)
Entered by: Besmir (X)

15:27 Nov 22, 2005
Croatian to English translations [PRO]
Military / Defense
Croatian term or phrase: branitelj
Dokumenat je pisan 1993. godine u "Herceg Bosni," i potpuno je uzdrmao sve sto sam ikada bio siguran da znam o jeziku.

Autor teksta spominje ovaj termin tako da se meni cini da pod terminom "branitelj" smatra samo pripadnike napadnih jedinica ("branitelji na crtama ce XXX, dok ce ostali vojnici XXX"), a ponekada ga koristi tako da mi se ucini da pod njim smatra sve vojnike ("ostvarivanje statusnih prava obitelji poginulih branitelja").

Da li bi neko imao strpljenja da mi objasno sta tacno znaci rijec "branitelj" na hrvatskom jeziku? Da li ga uvijek prevesti kao "soldier"? Ako da, kako onda shvatiti ovo autorovo nijansiranje izmedju "branitelja" i "ostalih vojnika" koje sam prije spomenuo, da li tu zaista ima neke razlike ili je u pitanju prevelika revnost autora teksta?

Molim vas reference i molim odgovore samo od izvornih govornika hrvatskog jezika :-)
Besmir (X)
Local time: 02:14
defender (homeland)
Explanation:
Branitelj je u principu osoba (civilna) koja je ustala (dragovoljno ili dobrovoljno ili konskripcijski ili pozivom) u obranu domovine, ali u isključivo defenzivnoj ulozi, tj. obrana domovine u njenim granicama te ni slučajno prelazak ili ofenzivna akcija izvan granica.

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Note added at 35 mins (2005-11-22 16:02:57 GMT)
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Hrvatska znanstvena bibliografija - Prikaz rada
in that case, words "hrvatski branitelj" - "Croatian defender" sound magic enough
to block The use of laws valid for "others". Considering these realtions ...
bib.irb.hr/prikazi-rad?&rad=103256 - 16k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages

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Mike Lovric
Local time: 02:14
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Kolega hvala Vam najljepsa na pojasnjenju.
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defender (homeland)


Explanation:
Branitelj je u principu osoba (civilna) koja je ustala (dragovoljno ili dobrovoljno ili konskripcijski ili pozivom) u obranu domovine, ali u isključivo defenzivnoj ulozi, tj. obrana domovine u njenim granicama te ni slučajno prelazak ili ofenzivna akcija izvan granica.

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Note added at 35 mins (2005-11-22 16:02:57 GMT)
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Hrvatska znanstvena bibliografija - Prikaz rada
in that case, words "hrvatski branitelj" - "Croatian defender" sound magic enough
to block The use of laws valid for "others". Considering these realtions ...
bib.irb.hr/prikazi-rad?&rad=103256 - 16k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages



Mike Lovric
Local time: 02:14
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in CroatianCroatian
PRO pts in category: 21
Grading comment
Kolega hvala Vam najljepsa na pojasnjenju.

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agree  Veronica Prpic Uhing
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agree  Sherefedin MUSTAFA
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1 day 21 mins
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