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...ženijný prápor...

English translation: engineering battalion (BrE.) engineer battalion (AmE)

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Slovak term or phrase:...ženijný prápor...
English translation:engineering battalion (BrE.) engineer battalion (AmE)
Entered by: Apolonia Vanova

20:57 Jul 21, 2004
Slovak to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History
Slovak term or phrase: ...ženijný prápor...
..na výzvu OSN vyslala do bývalej Juhoslávie ženijný prápor ako súčas mierových síl OSN.
Apolonia Vanova
Canada
Local time: 20:04
engineering battalion (BrE.) engineer battalion (AmE)
Explanation:
On the history of Slovak contigents see

http://www.republika.pl/piomndcs/articles/WAM.htm
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Jan Szelepcsenyi, PhD
Slovakia
Local time: 02:04
Grading comment
Thank you very much, your answer was heplful.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2engineering battalion (BrE.) engineer battalion (AmE)
Jan Szelepcsenyi, PhD
4sapper battalion
Pro Lingua
4 -1demining engineering unit
Monika@ProZ
2engineer battalion
Jirina Nevosadova


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
engineer battalion


Explanation:
This is just a guess, at least this expression was used in Vietnam War.
See links.


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    Reference: http://home.earthlink.net
Jirina Nevosadova
Czech Republic
Local time: 02:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
...ženijný prápor...
engineering battalion (BrE.) engineer battalion (AmE)


Explanation:
On the history of Slovak contigents see

http://www.republika.pl/piomndcs/articles/WAM.htm


    Reference: http://www.faqfarm.com/History/WWII/29156
    Reference: http://www.angelfire.com/oh4/hhc612th/main.html
Jan Szelepcsenyi, PhD
Slovakia
Local time: 02:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Slovak
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much, your answer was heplful.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Chmelarova
1 hr
agree  Rado Otcenas
1 day 11 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
...ženijný prápor...
sapper battalion


Explanation:
WordNet Dictionary
Definition:
1. a military engineer who does sapping (digging trenches or undermining fortifications)
2. a military engineer who lays or detects and disarms mines


Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Definition: \Sap"per\, n. [Cf. F. sapeur.]
One who saps; specifically (Mil.), one who is employed in
working at saps, building and repairing fortifications, and
the like.




    Reference: http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/sapper
Pro Lingua
Local time: 02:04
Native speaker of: Slovak

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Maria Chmelarova: which is the same as engineering.............
2 hrs
  -> But it´s also correct
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
...ženijný prápor...
demining engineering unit


Explanation:
This is the term used by the United Nations.
deminig unit or demining engineering unit

... an advance party of the Kenyan battalion is about to deploy, while its main body is expected to be inducted in February 2001. Force units,including an aviation unit from Italy, a demining engineering unit from Slovakia and a guard and administrative unit from Denmark are fully operational ...



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Note added at 3 hrs 42 mins (2004-07-22 00:39:41 GMT)
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This website gives a detailed description of the activities undertaken by Slovakia and its Armed Forces in the area of demining. A great resource for terminology especially if you need to verify more than just the term you\'ve indicated.
http://disarmament.un.org:8080/MineBan.nsf/0/0d6d25397bfb68c...


    Reference: http://secap174.un.org/search?q=cache:XxYFZ0F7bog:http://dac...
    Reference: http://daccess-ods.un.org/access.nsf/Get?Open&DS=S/2001/45&L...
Monika@ProZ
United States
Local time: 20:04
Native speaker of: Native in SlovakSlovak

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Jan Szelepcsenyi, PhD: All remarks are correct, but do not forget, please, that the asker was asking about a battalion ("prápor") and not about a unit ("jednotka"). And demining is only one of the various and important duties fulfilled by an engineering battalion.
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