Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
hier: pockets
German translation:
Nester
Added to glossary by
Wolf Brosius (X)
May 15, 2005 19:03
19 yrs ago
English term
SuanneBE (X)
hier: pockets
English to German
Other
Military / Defense
We are camping out in the jungle, watching over one of the two encircled ***pockets*** of Japs.
Proposed translations
(German)
| 4 +4 | Nester |
Wolf Brosius (X)
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| 3 +3 | umzingelte/eingeschlossene Gruppen |
Isabel Hohneck
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| 4 | Kessel |
avantix
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| 4 | an zwei Stellen eingekesselte japanische Truppen |
peter zalupsky
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| 3 | Knäuel / Haufen |
Ferguson (X)
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Proposed translations
+4
1 hr
Selected
Nester
pockets sind kleine Gruppen, wie in Maschinengewehrnester, Widerstandsnester etc. Kessel hoert sich mehr nach Materialschlacht an, waehrend Truppen zu allgemein klingt.
Cheers
Wolf
Cheers
Wolf
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Comment: "Danke!"
5 mins
Knäuel / Haufen
i.S. von Menschenknäuel
8 mins
Kessel
this is how it's called in German war stories
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Ferguson (X)
: Kessel is not commonly used in this context, "Kessel" is something very special which I would hardly use in another context but with Stalingrad.
2 mins
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just have a google-look with combi "Kessel +Schlacht": Waterberg(Namibia); Kiev; Dien Bien Phu are some other examples
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| neutral |
Hans G. Liepert
: with Ferguson, a 'Kessel' has a considerable size (Stalingrad had a diameter of 60 km and nearly 300,000 men fighting on the German side)
2 hrs
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22 mins
peter zalupsky
Slovakia
Slovakia
Slovakia
Long experience and dedication
Native in: Slovak 
, Czech
Works in: English to Slovak, English to Czech, Slovak to English, and 3 more.
an zwei Stellen eingekesselte japanische Truppen
not as ellegant as the English version, but German is not exactly known for its succinctness
+3
48 mins
Isabel Hohneck
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Works in field
Germany
Quality + Precision + Speeeeeeeeeeed
Native in: German
Works in: English, English to German, English to French, and 20 more.
umzingelte/eingeschlossene Gruppen
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Wolf Brosius (X)
: und obendrein versprengt.
28 mins
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| agree |
Hans G. Liepert
1 hr
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| agree |
Siegfried Armbruster
12 hrs
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