A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

man-he 262 ma re lie
man-he d'approche, (in the infantry combat)
the march from the combat position to
the enemy's line (1,500 meters); also, march
up to about 1,500 meters from the enemy's
line, i. e.. march to the combat position;
any march made by troops about to engage;
the approach of the columns of attack
in Von Sauer's shortened attack; (in
field artillery) march toward the emplacement,
estimated from the time when the
battery or group begins to take up its em-
placement;
arreter la , to impede, hinder a march;
arriere. march-to the rear;
en arriere, stepping back, retreat, march to
the rear; (mach., etc.) reversed motion, retrograde
motion; (nav.) sternway;
d'attaque, march made in executing an
attack;
en avance, gain of a chronometer;
en. avant, march toward the enemy, toward
the front; (mach., etc.) direct motion, headway;
(nav.) headway;
en bataille, march in line;
of men of
different battalions (for purposes of transpor-
bataillon de , a battalion made up
tation, etc.);
battre la , to strike up the march;
par bonds, (inf.) advance by rushes, in the
combat;
au canon, march to the sound of the
guns;
circulaire, (man.) circling;
en colonne, march in column;
compagnie de -
, v. bataillon de , substi-
tuting compagnie for bataillon; (nav.) landing
party;
concours de v. s. v. , concours;
contre , countermarch;
& contre-vapeur , (mach.) reversing of an
engine;
courbe, (cons.) curved step;
dansante, (cons.) winder;
de demi-angle, (cons.) the winder preceding
(or following) the longest winder of a
staircase;
de depart, (cons.) curtail step;
derobee, stolen march;
dcrober une , to steal a march on, to conceal a
march from;
de dislocation, separation march, v. dis-
location;
directe, march straight to the front, as distinguished
from an oblique;
dispositif de ', order, arrangement, on or for a
march;
droite, (cons.) flier;
& droite (gauche) par S (par 4), march to the
right (left) by,threes (fours);
en , on the march, marching; (nav.) underway;
en & la vapeur (voile), (nav.) under steam
(sail);
d'exercice, practice march;
faire une , to march, make a march;
fausse(-) , feigned march;
fermer la , to bring up the rear, to march in
rear;
de flanc, flank march;
forcee, forced march;
formation de march , formation;
de front, march in line;
de front en avant, march in line to the
front;
de front face en arriere, march in line to the
rear:
front de march , front;
funebre, (mus.) dead march;
gagner une sur, to steal a march on;
aironnce, (cons.) v. dansante;
graphique de march , diagram;
gener In to , impede, hamper a march;
de guerre, service march, march
service conditions;
under
inclince, v. rampante;
jour de ,journte de , day's march;
la , (COP.) call for marching past at a
walk;
largeur de
over;
, breadth of area marched
marche en ligne, march in line;
manceuvre, march maneuver, tactical march,
e. g., to form or concentrate for a battle; (more
generally) a march having for object the execution
of some definite tactical purpose; a
march whose object is to oppose superior
forces by combined movements; (more rarely)
a practice march;
mettre en to set in , march; (mach., etc.) to
start; set afoot; to start the engine;
se mettre en , to set off, to march;
militaire, march;
m ise en /start; (mach., etc.) start, starting
mechanism, slide-valve link;
de nuit, night march;
oMque, oblique march, obliquing;
ojiique individuelle, oblique march (each
man obliques); (mil. slang) the assembling of
soldiers confined to barracks, for roll call;
oblique par troupe, oblique march of the
whole body;
offensive, offensive marchf 1. e., to get into
position on battlefield whence to engage enemy;
(cav.) march preceding the charge
proper;
ordinaire, usual march (usual rate);
ordre de order of , march; (nav.) order of
sailing;
ouvrir la
march;
, to march in front, to lead the
palier, (cons.) last or step;
top step, landing
paliere, (cons.) first step of a stair;
en parade, march past;
parallele, v. droite;
au pas cadence, march at attention;
au pas de route, march at route step;
at which each element
of a column enters the column;
point initial de , point
profondeur de , depth of area marched over;
ralentir la , (mach.) to slow down;
rampante, (cons.) weathered step; .
rayonnante, (cons.) winder;
regiment de , v. bataillon de , substituting
regiment for bataillon;
de regiment, regimental march (music);
renverser la , (mach.) to reverse an engine;
en retard, of a chronometer, loss;
de, en, retraite, retreat, retrograde march;
retrograde, euphemism for retreat; march
to the rear, away from the enemy;
de route, march on ordinary roads;
serie de , box containing butchery implements,
scales, weights (used in slaughtering
cattle on the march) ;
service de -
, transportation service;
sonner la so strike , up, sound a march;
strategique, any march from the base to the
objective or from one objective to another;
suivreune , (in gen.) to follow a course;
surface de , marching area;
& terre, (mil. slang) foot soldier; dough boy
(U.S.A.);
en liroir^ an order of march in which all the
elements take the head of the column in turn,
each element marching through the preceding
elements to reach the head (whence the name);
tringle de , (cons.) stair rod;
& vide, (mach.) work of an engine unloaded;
vitesse de rate of , march;
ft volonte, march at ease;
zone de march , zone;
dcs zouaves, (mil. slang) soldiers who go to
medical inspection are said to execute said
march.
marche, m., market, market place, any bargain
or contract;
d'abonnement, (adm.) contract or engagement
to execute a service during a fixed time for
fixed price;
par adjudication publique, (adm.) contract
awarded to a public bidder;
clef d, la main, clefs en main, contract
to build and finish a house by a given time;