Voc: War Flashcards

1
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Dienen

A

To serve

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2
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Oorlogsuitbraak

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The outbreak of the war

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3
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In dienst treden

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To enlist

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4
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Een vijand

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An enemy

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5
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Oorlog verklaren aan

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To declare war

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6
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Toedreden toe

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To join up

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7
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Vaderlandslievend

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Patriotic

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8
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Benadeeld

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Aggrieved

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9
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Beschaafd

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Civilized

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10
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Germans

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Jerries

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11
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Vrijwillig zijn

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To volunteer

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12
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Zot zijn van

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To be keen on

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13
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Komeraden

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Comrades

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14
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Beschermen

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To safeguard

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15
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Marcheren naar

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To march to

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16
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Bonte menigte

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Motley throng

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17
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Witte veer

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White feather

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18
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Uitbreken

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To break out

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19
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Ervaren soldaat

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Old sweat

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20
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(Iets)Ontwijken

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To dodge (something)

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21
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Toegewezen aan

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Alloted to, assigned to

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22
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Aanmelden voor

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To sign up for

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23
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Kazerne

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Barracks

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24
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Een hoorn

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A bugle

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25
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Een loopgraaf

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A trench

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26
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Voetvolk

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Infantry

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27
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Op iemand afgeven

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To have a go at someone

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28
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Wat men in petto heeft

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What is in store

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29
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Je gedragen

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To behave yourself

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30
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Verdoofd

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Numbed

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31
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Een schreeuwerig iemand

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A loudmouth

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32
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Anders doen dan wat er van jou verwacht wordt

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To be out of step

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33
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Afspreken

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To foregather

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34
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Zich opstellen

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To line up

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35
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Schietvoorraad

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Ammunition

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36
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Tegengewicht bieden

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To counterbalance

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37
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Snelvuur

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Rapid-fire

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38
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Scoring a minimum of 15 hits into a 12’’ round target at 300 yards

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A mad minute

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39
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De bajonet in iemand steken

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To plunge the bayonet into someone

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40
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Iets kleins in een grote organisatie

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A small cog in a big wheel

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41
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Rotzooien

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To mess about

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42
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Iemand in vorm brengen

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To knock someone into shape

43
Q

Naar het buitenland gezonden worden

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To be posted overseas

44
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Op weg zijn naar

A

To be heading for

45
Q

Gedragswijzen

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Modes of conduct

46
Q

Spervuur

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Barrage

47
Q

Buitenland

A

Foreign soil

48
Q

Slachtoffers

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Casualties

49
Q

Een soldaat

A

A private

50
Q

Een inval

A

A raid

51
Q

Een eng gevoel

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Eerie sensation

52
Q

Geweervuur

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Gunfire

53
Q

Granaatvuur

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Shellfire

54
Q

Granaatrechter

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Shell hole

55
Q

Geen idee hebben van

A

To not have a clue

56
Q

Oorlogsvoering

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Warfare

57
Q

Prikkeldraad

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Barbed wire

58
Q

Sluipschutter, een scherpschutter

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A sniper

59
Q

Boeman

A

Bogeyman/bogyman

60
Q

Een muurtje

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A parapet

61
Q

Verlaten

A

Desolate

62
Q

officier die van een lagere graad naar een hogere graad gaat, niet via een officieraanstelling

A

NCO, Non-commissioned officer

63
Q

Wachtdienst

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Sentry duty

64
Q

Ingraven

A

To dig in

65
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Besmet zijn met

A

To be infested with

66
Q

Luizen

A

Lice

67
Q

Zenuwslopend

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Nerve-racking

68
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Emotionele stress

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Emotional strain

69
Q

Brokstrokken

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The debris

70
Q

Stank

A

Stench

71
Q

Een schuilhol

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A dugout

72
Q

Niemandsland, an area of land that no one owns

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No-man’s-land

73
Q

a place where opposing armies face each orher in war and where fighting happens

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The front line

74
Q

Vooruitgaan

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To move forward

75
Q

Materiaal

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Equipment

76
Q

Sanitaire voorzieningen: toiletten

A

Sanitary arrangements

77
Q

Granaatscherven

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Shrapnel

78
Q

Fluiten

A

To whistle

79
Q

Het vuur openen

A

To open fire

80
Q

Ontbonden, rottende, vervallen

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Decaying

81
Q

Een lijk

A

A corpse

82
Q

Gehuld zijn in

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To be enveloped in

83
Q

Iets verlichten, verzachten

A

To alleviate something

84
Q

Bevriezing

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Frostbite

85
Q

Roostervloer, a boardwalk laid on a a wet, muddy surface

A

A duckboard

86
Q

Ontbonden

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Decomposed

87
Q

In military tactics: a line of troops was supposed to prevent an enemy breaktrough, maintain the current position or situation

A

To hold the line

88
Q

Een kwartier, a place for soldiers to stay in for a short time

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A billet

89
Q

Opgelucht zijn

A

To be relieved

90
Q

Zeer moe

A

Whacked

91
Q

Jezelf toonbaar maken, opfrissen

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To smarten yourself up

92
Q

Een bordeel

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A brothel

93
Q

Verspreiden

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To scatter

94
Q

Bombardement

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Bombardment

95
Q

Vergelding, wraak

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Retaliation

96
Q

Tegenzin

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Reluctance

97
Q

Gevaarlijk

A

Hazardous

98
Q

Verdergaan

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To proceed

99
Q

Bloedbad, slachting

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Carnage

100
Q

Op de man af

A

Point-blank

101
Q

Ingetogen

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Subdued

102
Q

In drommen (dichte menigte)

A

In droves

103
Q

Brandcard, draagbaar

A

A stretcher

104
Q

Iets vastellen

A

To ascertain something