NIVEL 1 Combate / Combat, Personal / Personnel

alambrada f barbed

wire fence

ambulancia f

ambulance

aniquilar

to destroy, to annihilate

apoderarse de

to take possession of

arrasar una zona

to devastate an area

asalto m

assault

atacar la fortaleza

to attack the fortress

avance m del ejercito

army’s advance

avanzada f

advance party

bajas fpl

losses

batalla f sangrienta

bloody battle

blanco m

target

cadaver m

corpse ´

caer

to fall, to die (in action)

caer en una emboscada

to fall into an ambush

camilla f

stretcher

campo m de prisioneros

prisoner

camuflaje m

camouflage

camuflar un tanque

to camouflage a tank

captura f

capture

capturar

to capture

casco m

helmet

cobarde mf

coward

cometer atrocidades

to commit atrocities

comienzo m de las hostilidades

beginning of hostilities

contraatacar

to counterattack

contraataque m

counterattack

declarar la guerra a

to declare war on

derrota f

defeat

derrotar

to defeat

desaparecido m

missing person (also adjective)

detener al enemigo

to stop the enemy

devastar un pa´ıs

to devastate a country

disparar

to shoot

disparo m

shot

emboscada f

ambush

Estalló la guerra

War broke out

evacuacio´n f de los civiles

evacuation of the civilians

evacuar

to evacuate

explosion f

explosion ´

explosionar

to explode

explotar

to explode

exterminar

to crush, to exterminate

frente m de batalla

battle zone

fugarse

to flee

hostilidad f R3/2

hostility

huida f

flight

indemne R3

unharmed

iniciar la ofensiva

to launch an offensive

izar el estandarte

to raise the standard

lucha a ultranza R3

fight to the death

luchar hasta el fin

to fight to the death

mando m supremo

supreme command

maniobra f

maneuver

masacre f

massacre

matanza f

slaughter

matar

to kill

morir(se)

to die

muerto m

dead person (also adjective)

ofensiva f

offensive

operacion f atrevida

bold operation ´

pabellon m

flag ´ (with coat of arms)

patrulla f

patrol

patrullar

to patrol

pegar un tiro a

to shoot at

perdidas fpl

losses ´

pillaje m

looting

pillar

to loot

poner en fuga

to put to flight

poner minas

to lay mines

prisionero m

prisoner

rechazar un ataque

to repel an attack

reconocer la zona

to reconnoiter the area

reconocimiento m

reconnaissance

recuperar el terreno

to regain territory

rehén m

hostage ´

rescatar

to rescue

rescate m

rescue

retaguardia f

rearguard

rodear

to surround

salir ileso

to escape unharmed

sector m sur

southern sector

sembrar el panico

to spread panic ´

sitio m

siege

tirar a

to shoot at

tiro m

shot

toma f (por asalto)

capture, taking

tomar una posicion

to overrun a position ´

trinchera f

trench

vanguardia f

vanguard

vencedor m

victor

vencer

to win

alferez m

second lieutenant ´

ascender en el escalafon´

to rise in the ranks

ayudante m de camp

aide

cabo m

corporal

cadete m

cadet

camillero m

stretcher bearer

capellan m castrense

army chaplain ´

capitan m

captain ´