sammanstöt

English translation: engagement

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Swedish term or phrase:sammanstöt
English translation:engagement
Entered by: Sven Petersson

23:38 Oct 6, 2014
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Military / Defense / army manoevers
Swedish term or phrase: sammanstöt
This is a military term describing a combat situation during army training (in a convoy): one exercise is called 'sammanstöt sida', another 'sammanstöt i olika situationer'. Does this simply mean 'defensive action'?
Phlebas
Local time: 13:56
engagement
Explanation:
:o)
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 13:56
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1engagement
Sven Petersson
4confrontation
Yvonne Tapper-Gardzina
4Meeting engagement/encounter battle
Leif Ohman


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engagement


Explanation:
:o)

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 13:56
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40
Grading comment
Thank you.
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Asker: Thanks Sven.


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confrontation


Explanation:
In an exercise, they (the military) are practicing being confronted from the side, or practicing confrontations in different situations. See article.


    Reference: http://www.army.mil/article/100/2nd_Brigade_Combat_Team_cond...
Yvonne Tapper-Gardzina
United States
Local time: 06:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish
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Meeting engagement/encounter battle


Explanation:
"Sammanstöt" is essentially a synonym for "renkonterstrid":

"renkonterstrid, den taktiska situation som uppstår vid överraskande sammanstöt mellan fientliga, framryckande förband."

Source: http://www.ne.se/renkonterstrid

Google translate (FRE->ENG) for "combat de rencontre" is "meeting engagement"

"A meeting engagement, or encounter battle, is a term used in warfare. It describes a combat action that occurs when a moving force, incompletely deployed for battle, engages an enemy at an unexpected time and place."

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meeting_engagement


Example sentence(s):
  • A meeting engagement... occurs when a... force... engages an enemy at an unexpected time and place

    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meeting_engagement
Leif Ohman
United States
Local time: 05:56
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 8
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