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1 armed
adjective (having a weapon or weapons: An armed man robbed the bank; Armed forces entered the country.) vopnaður -
2 conscript
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3 serve
[sə:v] 1. verb1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) þjóna2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) bera fram, framreiða3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) duga, nÿtast4) (to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces: He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.) gegna hlutverki/skyldu5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) sitja af sér6) (in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it: He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?) gefa upp2. noun(act of serving (a ball).) uppgjöf- server- serving
- it serves you right
- serve an apprenticeship
- serve out
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4 civilian
[si'viljən]noun (a person who has a civil job, not in the armed forces.) óbreyttur borgari -
5 conscientious objector
noun (a person who refuses to serve in the armed forces for moral or religious reasons.) -
6 court-martial
plural - courts-martial; noun (a court held by officers of the armed forces to try offences against discipline.) herréttur -
7 jeep
[‹i:p](a kind of small motor vehicle used especially by the armed forces.) jeppi -
8 military
['militəri](of soldiers or armed forces generally, or war: military supplies/discipline/power.) her-, hernaðar-, hermanna- -
9 national service
(in some countries, a period of compulsory service in the armed forces.) herskylda -
10 prisoner of war
plural - prisoners of war a member of the armed forces captured in a war.) stríðsfangi -
11 the military
noun (the armed forces: The military is still loyal to the president.)
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