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Italian to English translations [PRO]
Military / Defense / WW1 | | Italian term or phrase: collegamento | = ruolo di un soldato
does anyone know the correct military (WW1) term for this please.
context: in the war zone- a soldier lies in a ditch to avoid the front line and realizes that whispering "Collegamento" to anyone who passes ensures he will be left alone.
Here is the Italian text:
"Un altro individuo, un pastore meridionale, d’intelligenza inferma, così sudicio che nessuno lo voleva sotto la propria tenda, per cui dormiva sempre all’aperto sotto la pioggia senza mostrare di accorgersene, scoprì da sé l’importanza degli /elementi di collegamento/, o meglio, scoprì che poteva servire di quella parola per non seguire il suo reggimento verso la linea di fuoco. In una marcia notturna, infatti, si lasciò scivolare in un fosso fiancheggiante la strada e a quanti notavano la sua presenza e lo chiamavano perché uscisse, rispondeva con aria misteriosa “collegamento”, e nessuno lo disturbava"
Thanks in advance |
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| | liaison | Explanation:
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Note added at 20 mins (2012-02-05 16:26:57 GMT)
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this French word is commonly used in English.
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Note added at 23 mins (2012-02-05 16:29:55 GMT)
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Useful link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Liaison-1914-Narrative-Great-Retreat...
A "Liason Officer" had the responsibility of maintaining communications between two different armies or regiments, sometimes in two different languages. Obviously if the cowardly shepherd were to murmur "liaison" and point to himself, he might be able to hide from the bullets and ensure his comrades got killed rather than himself. |
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 Tom in London
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Local time: 05:51
| Grading comment Thank's again Tom
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20 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +3 | (elemento di) collegamento liaison
Explanation:
try this
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Note added at 20 mins (2012-02-05 16:26:57 GMT)
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this French word is commonly used in English.
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Note added at 23 mins (2012-02-05 16:29:55 GMT)
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Useful link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Liaison-1914-Narrative-Great-Retreat...
A "Liason Officer" had the responsibility of maintaining communications between two different armies or regiments, sometimes in two different languages. Obviously if the cowardly shepherd were to murmur "liaison" and point to himself, he might be able to hide from the bullets and ensure his comrades got killed rather than himself.
| Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:51
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 28
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| | | Notes to answerer
Asker: This was the first word I found when researching and know liaison officer is used but just need to be sure it fits ok into the context...Thanks
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