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gösteriş taarruzlanyla yerinde tutmak

English translation: to hold the enemy in place with frontal diversionary attacks

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Turkish term or phrase:gösteriş taarruzlanyla yerinde tutmak
English translation:to hold the enemy in place with frontal diversionary attacks
Entered by: Mariette van Heteren

07:34 Mar 17, 2008
Turkish to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Turkish term or phrase: gösteriş taarruzlanyla yerinde tutmak
Bu görüşle hazırlanan plan şöyle özetlenebilirdi:
Türk ordusunun büyük kısmını cepheden yapılacak gösteriş taarruzlanyla yerinde tutmak, yeterli kuvvetle ve Türklerin kuvvet kaydırmasına vakit bırakmadan, Seyitgazi doğrultusunda taarruz ederek, güney kanadını kuşatıp orduyu yok etmek.
Mariette van Heteren
Netherlands
Local time: 01:12
to hold the enemy in place with frontal diversionary attacks
Explanation:

Example:
McClellan seems to have walked away with the idea that taking and holding key points was the best way to fight whereas Lee learned to hold the enemy in place with frontal diversionary attacks while moving around a flank for a decisive blow.

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-03-17 09:08:39 GMT)
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Correction:
to hold "Turkish army" (not enemy) in place...
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chevirmen
Türkiye
Local time: 02:12
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2to hold the enemy in place with frontal diversionary attacks
chevirmen
4to immobilize bulk of the Turkish army with false frontal attacks
skaya


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to hold the enemy in place with frontal diversionary attacks


Explanation:

Example:
McClellan seems to have walked away with the idea that taking and holding key points was the best way to fight whereas Lee learned to hold the enemy in place with frontal diversionary attacks while moving around a flank for a decisive blow.

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-03-17 09:08:39 GMT)
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Correction:
to hold "Turkish army" (not enemy) in place...


    Reference: http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=134971
chevirmen
Türkiye
Local time: 02:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 16
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nahit Karataşlı: Hold...=fix X forces by launching diversionary attack towards the front line/FEBA , gerçekten çok güzel elinize sağlık.
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agree  Özgür Salman: "frontal div. attacks" hoş olmuş gerçekten.
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to immobilize bulk of the Turkish army with false frontal attacks


Explanation:
false=göstermelik

skaya
Türkiye
Local time: 02:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Turkish
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