preset

English translation: set up beforehand

07:05 Feb 2, 2005

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English term or phrase: preset

What does this word mean in the following context:

Taliban and Al Qaeda would fight side by side against the enemy. No division between the organizations was preset on the battlefield.

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Waleed Mohamed KudoZ activity Questions: 476 (5 open) (2 without valid answers) (16 closed without grading) Answers: 576 United Arab Emirates
Local time: 02:45

Selected answer:set up beforehand

Explanation:
set up (organized) beforehand (in advance)

Selected response from:

Misiaczek
Local time: 18:45

Grading comment

Thank you all colleagues
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

5 +1

arranged

bigedsenior

5 +1

set up beforehand

Misiaczek

1 +4

present

Nick Somers (X)

established; drawn

Susana Galilea

I think it is indeed "preset"

CMJ_Trans (X)

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

0 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

arranged

Explanation:
Good luck!

bigedsenior
Local time: 15:45
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

2 mins confidence:

established; drawn

Explanation:
No division between the organizations was drawn on the battlefield

Susana Galilea
United States
Local time: 17:45
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

set up beforehand

Explanation:
set up (organized) beforehand (in advance)

Misiaczek
Local time: 18:45
Native speaker of:

English,

Polish
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Thank you all colleagues

37 mins confidence:

I think it is indeed "preset"

Explanation:
and means that they would fight side by side without any pre-established hierarchy, merging together as one unit for a common cause.

No preordained pecking order

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 00:45
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 32

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

present

Explanation:
Sounds strange to me. Could it be a typo? Is it the kind of text with printing errors?

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Note added at 7 hrs 38 mins (2005-02-02 14:43:32 GMT)
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Now that everyone\'s agreeing, I\'m having second thoughts. I think we can agree that the English is wrong. But the other (advanced planning) meaning would make sense if we rephrased the sentence thusly: \"There would be no preset division ... on the battlefield.\" The \"would\" in the previous sentence also makes it sound as if they are talking about advanced planning. Would be interesting to know if the author is a native speaker and if the text is one that is likely to have typos. There must be an easier way of making a living. :)

Nick Somers (X)
Local time: 00:45
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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