Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Catalan term or phrase:
destralers
English translation:
sapper, trencher
Added to glossary by
Isabel Peralta
Jul 5, 2018 06:09
5 yrs ago
Catalan term
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Here is the Catalan definition of 'destralers': En els batallons, soldat que és destinat principalment a desembarassar el pas en les marxes, per a la qual cosa porta pales, destrals i escodes o magalls.
A soldier who clears the passage for the other soldiers as they march, equipped with various tools.
Grup de Percussió del CO Les Talaies, Bandera de l’Associació Santa Marta, Artilleria Cristiana, Contrabandistes, Pirates Corsaris, **Destralers** , Llauradors, Almogàvers, Marinos, Caçadors, Voluntaris, Pescadors, Catalans i el Rei Cristià amb la seua escorta.
Here is the Catalan definition of 'destralers': En els batallons, soldat que és destinat principalment a desembarassar el pas en les marxes, per a la qual cosa porta pales, destrals i escodes o magalls.
A soldier who clears the passage for the other soldiers as they march, equipped with various tools.
Grup de Percussió del CO Les Talaies, Bandera de l’Associació Santa Marta, Artilleria Cristiana, Contrabandistes, Pirates Corsaris, **Destralers** , Llauradors, Almogàvers, Marinos, Caçadors, Voluntaris, Pescadors, Catalans i el Rei Cristià amb la seua escorta.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | sapper, trencher |
Isabel Peralta
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Jul 19, 2018 07:43: Isabel Peralta Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Isabel Peralta
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Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, German to Spanish, Catalan to Spanish, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
sapper, trencher
I reached this through the translation of "destraler" into the Spanish term zapador, which is also a soldier that opens trenches and clears the way when marching. Zapador translates into sapper or trencher in English, and I think it makes sense here, with the Catalan translation and the rest of the list...
I hope this helps you.
I hope this helps you.
Reference:
https://www.diccionaris.cat/?diccionario=79&empieza=empieza&palabra=destraler&imprimir=N
http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=zapador
Peer comment(s):
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Cristina Tomàs White
3 hrs
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| agree |
JohnMcDove
: Better "axeman" in the context, but "sapper" would not seem incorrect to me. https://www.proz.com/kudoz/english/history/6535207-destraler...
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Thanks, John. Now I see this term has been published twice, and there is a lot more about it in the other trend. So thanks for giving your opinion to my comment here :) As axeman sounds to me as a serial killer I would've never decided on that myself :)
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
Discussion
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