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Conges terminology question
45 months ago
Barbara R Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:
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Language pair: |
French > English |
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Subject: |
General |
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Level of diffculty: |
Easy / medium |
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Word or term in question: |
soldatesque à demeure |
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Context: |
Les décisions allemandes concernant Brissac durent sans doute dépendre de hautes spéculations dont la raison échappa toujours aux Français… Comment comprendre en effet qu’avec tout cet appareil militaire, le château fût simplement promu « Rastplatz » c’est-à-dire : lieu de repos pour les soldats ? |
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Which was to be feared in those days of bombings and stationing soldiery
My comment:
Why not simply "soldiery" for "soldatesque".
45 months ago
martynback 
wrote:
bombings and unruly soldiers running around the place
My comment:
The fact that there were soldiers running all over the place increased the risk of fire (for example if they smoked).
Comments by other colleagues on this answer:
45 months ago
martynback
wrote:
(the Wehrmacht soldiers used these places to relax, which is why they were "unruly" and likely to be careless about fire hazards)
The asker rated this answer best
45 months ago
CMD
wrote:
brutal and rough soldiers were a daily occurrence
My comment:
ad soldatesque (> it. soldatesco) péj. pour "soldats brutaux et indisciplinés"
Comments by other colleagues on this answer:
45 months ago
CMD
wrote:
ad à demeure: it wasn't unusual --> OR <brutal and rough soldiers were nothing unusual>
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