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1 rearguard
noun singular or noun plural (the group of) soldiers who protect the rear of an army (eg when it is retreating). zadní voj* * *• zadní voj -
2 cenotaph
(a monument to a person or people buried elsewhere, especially a monument built in memory of soldiers etc killed in war.) kenotaf, pomník* * *• kenotaf -
3 detachment
1) (the state of not being influenced by emotion or prejudice.) nestrannost, nezaujatost2) (the act of detaching.) oddělení, odloučení3) (a group (especially of soldiers): A detachment was sent to guard the supplies.) vyčleněná jednotka, oddíl* * *• odloučení• nestrannost• objektivita -
4 front
1) (the part of anything (intended to be) nearest the person who sees it; usually the most important part of anything: the front of the house; the front of the picture; ( also adjective) the front page.) průčelí; popředí; přední2) (the foremost part of anything in the direction in which it moves: the front of the ship; ( also adjective) the front seat of the bus.) předek; přední3) (the part of a city or town that faces the sea: We walked along the (sea) front.) nábřeží4) ((in war) the line of soliers nearest the enemy: They are sending more soldiers to the front.) fronta5) (a boundary separating two masses of air of different temperatures: A cold front is approaching from the Atlantic.) fronta6) (an outward appearance: He put on a brave front.) výraz, vystupování7) (a name sometimes given to a political movement: the Popular Front for Liberation.) fronta•- frontage- frontal
- at the front of
- in front of
- in front* * *• průčelí• průčelní• přední• fronta• líc• čelo• čelní• čelit -
5 honours
1) ((sometimes with capital: sometimes abbreviated to Hons when written) a degree awarded by universities, colleges etc to students who achieve good results in their final degree examinations, or who carry out specialized study or research; the course of study leading to the awarding of such a degree: He got First Class Honours in French; ( also adjective) an honours degree, (American) an honors course.) vyznamenání; specializace; speciální2) (ceremony, when given as a mark of respect: The dead soldiers were buried with full military honours.) pocty* * *• uznává• vyznamenání• oslavuje• ctí• cti -
6 jungle
(a thick growth of trees and plants in tropical areas: the Amazon jungle; Tigers are found in the jungles of Asia; ( also adjective) soldiers trained in jungle warfare.) džungle; džunglový* * *• styl hudby• džungle -
7 musket
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8 pin-up
1) (a picture of an attractive girl (or man), often pinned on a wall: He has dozens of pin-ups in his room; ( also adjective) a pin-up girl.) vyvěšený obrázek2) (the girl (or man): She's the favourite pin-up of the soldiers.) idol* * *• plakát fotografie modelky• připíchnout špendlíkem -
9 quartermaster
noun (an officer whose job is to provide soldiers with food, transport, a place to live etc.) ubytovací důstojník* * *• ubytovatel• hodnost námořníka -
10 quarters
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11 troops
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12 walkie-talkie
noun (a portable two-way radio: The soldiers spoke to each other on the walkie-talkie.) příruční vysílačka* * *• malá vysílačka -
13 firing-squad
noun (a group of soldiers with guns, to execute a prisoner: He must face the firing-squad.) popravčí četa -
14 drill
[dril] 1. verb1) (to make (a hole) with a drill: He drilled holes in the wood; to drill for oil.) vrtat2) ((of soldiers etc) to exercise or be exercised: The soldiers drilled every morning.) cvičit2. noun1) (a tool for making holes: a hand-drill; an electric drill.) vrtačka, vrták2) (exercise or practice, especially of soldiers: We do half-an-hour of drill after tea.) výcvik, cvičení* * *• vrtačka• vrtat• drilovat -
15 parade
[pə'reid] 1. noun1) (a line of people, vehicles etc moving forward in order often as a celebration of some event: a circus parade.) přehlídka2) (an arrangement of soldiers in a particular order: The troops are on parade.) nástup2. verb1) (to march in a line moving forward in order: They paraded through the town.) defilovat2) (to arrange soldiers in order: The colonel paraded his soldiers.) dát nastoupit3) (to show or display in an obvious way: She paraded her new clothes in front of her friends.) předvádět* * *• průvod• přehlídka -
16 picket
['pikit] 1. noun1) ((any one of) a number of people employed at a factory etc who are on strike and who try to persuade workers not to go to work there, not to deliver goods there etc: The men set up a picket to stop lorries getting into the factory; ( also adjective) a picket line.) stávková hlídka2) (a soldier or a small group of soldiers on special duty, usually to guard against a sudden attack by the enemy: The commander placed pickets at various points round the camp; ( also adjective) picket duty.) stráž2. verb1) (to place a group of soldiers, strikers etc somewhere as a picket: The strikers' leaders decided to picket the factory; The commander picketed the camp.) postavit hlídky2) (to act as a picket (at): In this country, strikers have the legal right to picket; The soldiers picketed the camp.) hlídkovat* * *• tyčka• plaňka• kůl• laťka v plotě• kolík• druhák• demonstranti• demonstrant -
17 billet
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18 guard
1. verb1) (to protect from danger or attack: The soldiers were guarding the king/palace.) střežit2) (to prevent (a person) escaping, (something) happening: The soldiers guarded their prisoners; to guard against mistakes.) hlídat; chránit2. noun1) (someone who or something which protects: a guard round the king; a guard in front of the fire.) stráž, hlídka; ochrana2) (someone whose job is to prevent (a person) escaping: There was a guard with the prisoner every hour of the day.) strážce3) ((American conductor) a person in charge of a train.) průvodčí4) (the act or duty of guarding.) dozor•- guarded- guardedly
- guard of honour
- keep guard on
- keep guard
- off guard
- on guard
- stand guard* * *• střežit• stráž• hlídat• hlídka• garda -
19 man
[mæn] 1. plural - men; noun1) (an adult male human being: Hundreds of men, women and children; a four-man team.) muž2) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) člověk3) (obviously masculine male person: He's independent, tough, strong, brave - a real man!) (pravý) muž4) (a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone: Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!) člověče5) (an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer: officers and men.) vojín; mužstvo6) (a piece used in playing chess or draughts: I took three of his men in one move.) pěšec2. verb(to supply with men (especially soldiers): The colonel manned the guns with soldiers from our regiment.) obsadit (posádkou)- - man- manhood
- mankind
- manly
- manliness
- manned
- man-eating
- man-eater
- manhandle
- manhole
- man-made
- manpower
- manservant
- mansized
- mansize
- manslaughter
- menfolk
- menswear
- as one man
- the man in the street
- man of letters
- man of the world
- man to man
- to a man* * *• zaměstnanec• pán• osoba• muž• mužský• manžel• člověk -
20 patrol
[pə'trəul] 1. past tense, past participle - patrolled; verb(to watch or protect (an area) by moving continually around or through it: Soldiers patrolled the streets.) patrolovat2. noun1) (a group of people etc who patrol an area: They came across several army patrols in the hills.) hlídka2) (the act of watching or guarding by patrolling: The soldiers went out on patrol; ( also adjective) patrol duty.) patrola, strážný* * *• střežit• hlídkovat• hlídka
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