Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dec 12, 2009 18:43
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English term
Flying-column
English to Italian
Art/Literary
History
The 2000 probably represent the first ten age-classes, sent out as a "flying-column" to bring help as quickly as possible.
Si parla della Battaglia di Maratona tra ateniesi e persiani.
Si parla della Battaglia di Maratona tra ateniesi e persiani.
Proposed translations
(Italian)
| 3 +6 | colonna rapida |
Maria Giovanna Polito
|
| 4 | avanguardia in marcia veloce |
William Murphy
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| 3 | colonna celere (anche "colonna volante", ma meno comune) |
AdamiAkaPataflo
|
Proposed translations
+6
13 mins
Maria Giovanna Polito
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Specializes in field
Italy
Specialized in Tourism and Literature.
Native in: Italian 
Works in: French to Italian, English to Italian, Italian
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
colonna rapida
uno schieramento militare
Reference:
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "grazie!"
8 mins
AdamiAkaPataflo
Germany
Germany
Native in Italian
Works in field
Germany
NOT lost in translation
Native in: Italian
Works in: German to Italian, English to Italian
Related KudoZ points
:
50
colonna celere (anche "colonna volante", ma meno comune)
:-)
16 mins
William Murphy
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Specializes in field
Italy
The right word at the right time.
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Italian to English, English
avanguardia in marcia veloce
flying column means that a column(force of troops) is hurrying to its objective
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