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1 ♦ army
♦ army /ˈɑ:mɪ/n.1 (mil.) esercito: to join the army, arruolarsi nell'esercito; to raise an army, radunare un esercito; standing army, esercito permanente; army officer, ufficiale dell'esercito; conscript army, esercito di leva; regular army, esercito regolare● (zool.) army ant, formica scacciatrice □ (fam. USA) army brat, figlio di militare □ ( USA) army center, base militare dell'esercito □ army corps, corpo d'armata □ army issue, fornitura militare □ (in GB) Army List, ruolo degli ufficiali in servizio e della riserva □ army surplus, residuati militari (o dell'esercito) □ (fam. spreg.) You and whose army?, figurarsi!; ma non farmi ridere!NOTA D'USO: - the army is o the army are?- -
2 conscript
I ['kɒnskrɪpt]nome coscritto m.II [kən'skrɪpt]* * *1. ['konskript] noun(a person legally ordered by the state to serve in the armed forces etc.) coscritto2. [kən'skript] verb(legally to order (someone) to serve in the armed forces etc: He was conscripted into the army.) coscrivere* * *conscript /ˈkɒnskrɪpt/A n.coscritto; soldato di levaB a.2 di leva: a conscript army, un esercito di leva; ( non in GB) conscript training centre, centro addestramento reclute (abbr., in Italia, CAR).(to) conscript /kənˈskrɪpt/v. t.1 (mil.) coscrivere; arruolare* * *I ['kɒnskrɪpt]nome coscritto m.II [kən'skrɪpt] -
3 draft
= draught* * *1. noun1) (a rough sketch or outline of something, especially written: a rough draft of my speech.) abbozzo2) (a group (of soldiers etc) taken from a larger group.) distaccamento3) (an order (to a bank etc) for the payment of money: a draft for $80.) tratta, cambiale tratta4) ((American) conscription: He emigrated to avoid the draft.) coscrizione, chiamata alle armi, leva2. verb1) (to make in the form of a rough plan: Could you draft a report on this?) abbozzare, redigere2) ((American) to conscript into the army etc: He was drafted into the Navy.) arruolare•- draft dodger
- draft evasion
- draftsman* * *= draught
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conscript — cons|cript1 [kənˈskrıpt] v [T] [Date: 1800 1900; : Latin; Origin: conscriptus, past participle of conscribere to make a member of something , from com ( COM ) + scribere to write ] 1.) to make someone join the army, navy etc American Equivalent:… … Dictionary of contemporary English
conscript — 1. verb they were conscripted into the army Syn: call up, enlist, recruit, draft; historical press, impress 2. noun an army conscript Syn: compulsorily enlisted soldier, recruit, draftee Ant: volunteer … Thesaurus of popular words
conscript — adjective /ˈkɒnskrɪpt / (say konskript) 1. enrolled or formed by conscription: a conscript soldier; a conscript army. –noun /ˈkɒnskrɪpt / (say konskript) 2. a recruit obtained by conscription. 3. Statistics a person born not only in the same year …
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conscript — noun Conscript is used before these nouns: ↑army, ↑soldier … Collocations dictionary
conscript — conscripts, conscripting, conscripted (The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱nskrɪpt[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]kənskrɪ̱pt[/t]].) 1) N COUNT A conscript is a person who has been made to join the armed forces of a country. Syn: draftee Ant:… … English dictionary
conscript — 1 verb (transitive + into) 1 to make someone join the army, navy etc: young Frenchmen who were conscripted into the army and forced to fight in Algeria. 2 to make someone become a member of a group or take part in a particular activity compare… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
conscript — I. noun Etymology: alteration of French conscrit, from Latin conscriptus, past participle of conscribere to enroll, enlist, from com + scribere to write more at scribe Date: 1799 a conscripted person (as a military recruit) II. adjective Date:… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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