Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Ausfallkampf
English translation:
sortie battle
Added to glossary by
Stefanie Sendelbach
May 25, 2004 03:45
19 yrs ago
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German term
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Ausfallkampf
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Aus einem Strategiespiel von 1901:
"Die Besatzungstruppen eines Forts, bzw. einer Festung dürfen diese - mit Ausnahme des Kommandanten - verlassen, gegebenen Falles sich auch wieder in diese zurückziehen, d. h. sie können in die offenen Kampfhandlungen mit eingreifen (Ausfallkämpfe!)"
Wie lautet der englische Begriff für "Ausfallkampf"? Danke für eure Hilfe.
"Die Besatzungstruppen eines Forts, bzw. einer Festung dürfen diese - mit Ausnahme des Kommandanten - verlassen, gegebenen Falles sich auch wieder in diese zurückziehen, d. h. sie können in die offenen Kampfhandlungen mit eingreifen (Ausfallkämpfe!)"
Wie lautet der englische Begriff für "Ausfallkampf"? Danke für eure Hilfe.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | sortie battle |
Ken Cox
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| 5 | hand-to-hand combat |
Dr. Fred Thomson
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| 3 | dislocated combat |
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
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Proposed translations
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sortie battle
In the military sense, an Ausfall is a sortie (per Oxford/Duden)(or a rally, but in this context 'sortie' fits better), and 'sortie battle' is a literal translation of the combined word; perhaps there's a better military term for this (a sortie need not necessarily involve a battle, methinks).
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Note added at 10 hrs 46 mins (2004-05-25 14:32:12 GMT)
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another possibility would be \'sortie skirmishing\' (a skirmish is defined as \'an episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting, especially between small or outlying parts of armies or fleets\'(Oxford)
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Note added at 10 hrs 46 mins (2004-05-25 14:32:12 GMT)
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another possibility would be \'sortie skirmishing\' (a skirmish is defined as \'an episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting, especially between small or outlying parts of armies or fleets\'(Oxford)
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dislocated combat
Well, the crew in a stronghold is supposed to stronghold the location.
If the members of the crew go for a combat outside of the stronghold, they are dislocated.
That is the reason why I would call such a combat as "dislocated combat."
Let's see what would the native-speakers say about this.
If the members of the crew go for a combat outside of the stronghold, they are dislocated.
That is the reason why I would call such a combat as "dislocated combat."
Let's see what would the native-speakers say about this.
10 hrs
Dr. Fred Thomson
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hand-to-hand combat
My German Military Dico, TM 30-506 gives "sortie" for "Ausfall," but given the description in your context, I would translate "Ausfallkampf" as "hand-to-hand combat."
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