A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

sffcge 424 signataire
siege en forme,
dans les formes, (mil.) regular,
formal, siege;
une guerre de s, (mil.) a war characterized by
many sieges;
la guerre des (s), (mil.) siege warfare;
irregulier, (mil.) a generic term for any siege
in which no trenches are opened (e. g., assault,
blockade, etc.);
lever le (d'une place), (mil.) to raise the siege;
mcttre le devant, (mil.) to lay siege to ; to
sit down before a place;
mcttre en etat de , (mil.) to declare a state of
siege; to put in a state of siege;
pare de , v. s. v. pare;
piece de , (art.) siege piece;
en regie, (mil.) regular, formal, siege;
regulier, (mil.) v. en regie;
ct ressort, (r.f. art.) spring seat;
le Saint , the Holy See, See cf Rome;
de soupape, (mach.) valve seat;
soutenir un , (mil.) to stand, or support, a
siege;
supporter un ,
(mil.) v. soutenir un ;
de violence, (mil.) v. d'assaut.
sieger, v. n., (law) of a court, to sit; (in gen.) to preside
over an assembly.
sieur, m. sort of , legal title used for private persons,
in deeds, legal papers, etc.
sifflement, m., whistling, whizzing; (art.) hiss,
whistling (of a projectile); (elcc.) hissing of a
voltaic arc.
slffler, v. n., to whistle; (nav.) to pipe; (art.) to
whiz, hiss;
un canot, -(nav.) to pipe a boat away;
un commandement, (mil.) to give a command
by means of a whistle; (nav.) to pipe;
la gaule, (man.) to swish a riding whip.
sifflet, m., whistle; steam whistle, call, pipe; (carp.)
skew scarf; (met.) spot or defect in a fracture;
(art.) (tin) spot in a bronze piece; (mil. slang)
gun; (hipp.) cut in the toe of a hoof (to prevent
bearing in the neighborhood of a toe track);
aperture ignorantly made under the tail to help
a broken-winded horse;
d'alarme, alarm whistle;
& anche, "reed" whistle (vibratory whistle);
automoUur electrique, electric self-acting
whistle;
avertisseur. bicycle whistle;
de brume, log whistle;
de brume & vapeur, steam fog whistle;
commandement ayec le , (mil.) call;
coup de , whistle (note); pipe or call;
couper en , (carp.) to skew, to bevel;
en , (carp.) skew, bevel;
d'etain, (art.) tin spot in a bronze piece;
de signal, signal whistle;
sirene, bicycle siren;
& vapeur, steam whistle.
siffleur, a., wheezing, whistling, hissing;
cheval , roarer.
signal, m., signal, sign; (top.) target (over a bench
mark, etc.); (mil.) signal;
acoustique, acoustic; signal;
d'aiguille, (r. r.) switch signal, showing which
track is to be taken;
d'alarme, signal of alarm;
d'aperc.u, answering signal; "Q. K.;"
d'appel, "call" on a telegraph or telephone
line;
appuyer un par un coup, (nav.) to enforce a
signal by a gun;
artificiel, (top.) target;
avance, v. & distance;
d'avertissement de tempete, storm signal;
ballon de aux, signal ball;
& bras, homographic signal;
de brume, fog signal;
de canon, signal gun;
de cavalerie, v. a percussion;
ciiiffre, cipher;
clignotant, intermittent signal;
to, cloche, bell signul;
code de aux, signal code;
de combat, (mil.) signal for action;
coup de canon de , signal gun;
signal de depart, starting signal;
de detresse, signal of distress*
disposer un , to bend on a signal;
distance de , de aux, signaling distance;
& distance, (r. r.) distance signal;
& distance de aux, within signaling distance;
donner le de, to make signal of or for;
ti eclats, flash signal;
par eclats el intervalles, flash-and-pause signal;
d'embarcation, boat signal;
d'execution, signal of execution;
faire un to make a , signal;
dfanaux, lantern signal;
feu de aux, signal light;
fixe, (r. r.) stationary signal;
de fusee, rocket signal;
fusee de aux, signal rocket;
homographique, v. ct bras;
hisser un , to hoist a signal;
d'incendie, fire call;
d'incommodite, signal of distress;
dejour, day signal;
leltres de aux, signal letters;
livre de aux, signal book;
de maree, tide signal;
mobile, movable signal;
pour munitions, (mil.) lantern, flag, showing
where ammunition is to be had;
de nuit, night signal;
de nuit Coston, Coston light;
numerique, numerical signal;
numero de aux, signal number;
optique, (mil.) any visual signal (pyrotechnic
or other);
de partance, (nav.) blue peter; sailing signal;
particulier, private signal;
a pavilions, flag signal;
& percussion, (mil.) signal light used by vedettes
to give warning (consists of a small petard
on a stick, fired by striking);
perchc, (top.) rod target;
phonique, sound signal;
de pilote, pilot signal;
& portee de aux, within signal distance;
de quatre signes, four-flag signal;
de ralliement, (mil.) rallying signal; (nav.)
signal to leave off chase;
semaphorique, semaphore signal;
sifflet de , signal whistle;
& sifflet, whistle;
simple, flag signal;
tactique des aux, (mil.) signaling tactics, i. e.,
employed with troops in field;
de tempete, storm signal;
du temps, weather signal;
torche de , signal torch;
trepied, (top.) tripod target;
veillcr aux aux, to look for signals.
signalement, m., description (of a person, as in a
passport or other document); description of a
horse; (mil.) descriptive list (U. S. A.); descriptive
list of naen, animals, guns (France);
des clievaux, (hipp.) description of horses;
s composes, (hipp.) the s simples, q. v,,
with the pedigree and performance or record
added;
inscrire sur le controle de , (mil.) to take on the
strength;
livret de , (mil.) descriptive book;
s simples, (hipp.) description of the characteristics,
main points, of a horse.
signaler, v. a., to give a description (of a person or
thing); to point out, mention; to notify ; (mil.,
nav.) to make or send signals; to signalize; (mil.)
to make out (as the enemy); to report anyone
to a superior; to send down a descriptive list
(obs. in this sense);
se , to distinguish one's self.
signaietique, a., descriptive;
etat v. s. v. , etat.
slgnaleur, m., (mil., nav.) signalman.
signaliste, m., v. signaleur.
signataire, m., signatory.