Czech to English translations [PRO]
History | | Czech term or phrase: zemský škůdce | from sentence:
Nejstarší syn zakladatele hradu Zdeněk z Ronšperka mladší se však stal zemským škůdcem and z Ronšperka and Starého Herštejna přepadal kupecké karavany.
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Czech Republic
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| | English translation:country marauder | Explanation:
what about this?
marauder = záškodník, nájezdný lupič
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Note added at 9 mins (2009-04-03 09:23:22 GMT)
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marauder - someone who attacks in search of booty
(http://www.thefreedictionary.com/marauder) |
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Prokop Vantuch
Czech Republic
Local time: 13:10
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7 mins confidence:   | country marauder
Explanation:
what about this?
marauder = záškodník, nájezdný lupič
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Note added at 9 mins (2009-04-03 09:23:22 GMT)
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marauder - someone who attacks in search of booty
(http://www.thefreedictionary.com/marauder)
| Prokop Vantuch
Czech Republic
Local time: 13:10
Native speaker of:  Czech
PRO pts in category: 4
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| | Grading comment | thanks to all for your answers...this question is open to interpretation, I like this the best, but I won't be including it into the glossary. |
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5 days confidence: | bandit, bandit knights
Explanation:
In fact, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records the vileness of bandit knights, such as Geoffrey de Mandeville, who committed grave atrocities against their opponents. Knights like de Mandeville were accustomed to rampant plundering and pillage and enjoyed the spoils of war, regardless of principles of justice, mercy, or fair play.
Read more: The Ideals of Chivalry and Courtly Love: Medieval Europe and the Emergence of the Chivalric Code - http://medievalhistory.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_ideals_o...
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