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23:38 Oct 6, 2014 |
Swedish to English translations [PRO] Military / Defense / army manoevers | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Sven Petersson Sweden Local time: 13:56 | ||||||
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4 +1 | engagement |
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4 | confrontation |
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4 | Meeting engagement/encounter battle |
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engagement Explanation: :o) |
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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... |
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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):
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meeting_engagement |
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