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tentara wajib militer

English translation: conscripted soldier

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Indonesian term or phrase:tentara wajib militer
English translation:conscripted soldier
Entered by: vicksy nurhayati

23:13 Apr 17, 2008
Indonesian to English translations [PRO]
Military / Defense
Indonesian term or phrase: tentara wajib militer
Dear teman2,

Padanan Ind>Ingg utk : "bekerja sebagai tentara wajib militer" apakah : "employed as conscription soldier" ?

Mohon asupannya.

Makasih.

- vicksy -
vicksy nurhayati
Canada
Local time: 17:46
conscripted soldier
Explanation:
IMHO. Lebih umum dari 'conscription soldier'.
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Ian Forbes
New Zealand
Local time: 22:46
Grading comment
Thanks a lot Pak Ian for your suggestion.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6conscripted soldier
Ian Forbes
5conscription
Mohamad Rudi Atmoko
5conscript soldiers
ivo abdman
4military draft
Hengky Chiok
2military service
lunar_girl


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
military draft


Explanation:
IMO

Hengky Chiok
United States
Local time: 03:46
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian
PRO pts in category: 8
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
conscription


Explanation:
atau "THE DRAFT"


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription
Mohamad Rudi Atmoko
Indonesia
Local time: 17:46
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian, Native in JavaneseJavanese
PRO pts in category: 4
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
conscripted soldier


Explanation:
IMHO. Lebih umum dari 'conscription soldier'.

Ian Forbes
New Zealand
Local time: 22:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks a lot Pak Ian for your suggestion.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Suzan Piper: ya setuju
13 mins
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agree  Regi2006
1 hr
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agree  Hadiyono Jaqin
1 hr
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agree  ErichEko ⟹⭐
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
military service


Explanation:
Biasa disebut itu sih, kaya di Korea juga.
Mungkin lebih tepatnya "I'm in military service".


lunar_girl
Local time: 19:46
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
conscript soldiers


Explanation:
Saya temukan di beberapa Kamus dalalam satu padanan umum "conscript soldiers". Mungkin bisa dicek lagi, apa kamus saya sudah jadul (ketinggalan zaman)

Main Entry:3conscript
Pronunciation:k*n*skript
Function:transitive verb
Inflected Form:-ed/-ing/-s
Etymology:2conscript

: to enroll into service by compulsion *conscript soldiers* *a labor battalion conscripted from the ranks of political outcasts* *though I could conscript my body I could not conscript my mind M.R.Cohen*


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Note added at 8 hrs (2008-04-18 07:33:07 GMT)
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Main Entry:1conscript
Pronunciation:*k*n*skript
Function:adjective
Etymology:Middle French & Latin; Middle French conscript, conscrit, from Latin conscriptus, past participle of conscribere to write together, enroll, from com- + scribere to write * more at SCRIBE

1 : enrolled into service by compulsion : *conscript soldiers* *a hospital served by conscript nurses*
2 : made up of impressed or drafted persons *conscript armies* *a conscript labor camp*


ivo abdman
Indonesia
Local time: 17:46
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian
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