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à vos rangs, fixeOrdre donné lorsqu'un officier général ou l'officier commandant la formation entre en uniforme et coiffé dans un local, et à la suite duquel les militaires présents se mettent au garde à vous avant que l'autorité ne les mette au repos.Rate it:

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about turnAn about face; a military command to a formation of soldiers to reverse the direction in which they are facing.Rate it:

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auxilia arcessereto summon auxiliary troops.Rate it:

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battle crySomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle.Rate it:

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boots on the groundThis smacks of a military jargon. Troops deployed to confront enemy. Modern warfare can be conducted from helicopters, drones, bombers with remote directed missiles, rockets and missiles from ships.Rate it:

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boots on the groundThe ground forces actually fighting in a war or conflict, rather than troops not engaged or other military action such as air strikes.Rate it:

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capere, occupare locumto occupy a position (with troops).Rate it:

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cogere omnes copias in unum locumto concentrate all the troops at one point.Rate it:

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conducere, contrahere copiasto concentrate troops.Rate it:

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copias castris continereto keep the troops in camp.Rate it:

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cuneum facere (Liv. 22. 47)to draw up troops in a wedge-formation.Rate it:

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escensionem facere (of troops)to land, disembark.Rate it:

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evocare undique copiasto call up troops from all sides.Rate it:

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fire at willFire when ready. A command that allows troops to use weapons at their discretion and choose their own targets, allowing the individual soldier a greater freedom of timing the shot with target movement and similar.Rate it:

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firing lineThe line from which soldiers fire their weapons at a target; especially the front line of troops in a battleRate it:

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frumentum providere exercituito provide corn-supplies for the troops.Rate it:

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go to seedTo pass from flowering or ripening to the formation of seeds.Rate it:

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imperare milites civitatibusto compel communities to provide troops.Rate it:

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integri et recentes defatigatis succeduntfresh troops relieve the tired men.Rate it:

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integros defatigatis summittereto send fresh troops to take the place of those wearied with fighting.Rate it:

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magnae copiae (not multae)a large force, many troops.Rate it:

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milites (exercitum) scribere, conscribereto levy troops.Rate it:

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milites in hibernis collocare, in hiberna deducereto take the troops to their winter-quarters.Rate it:

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milites in terram, in terra exponereto disembark troops.Rate it:

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milites mercennarii or exercitus conducticiusmercenary troops.Rate it:

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novissimis praesidio esseto protect the troops in the rear.Rate it:

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parare exercitum, copiasto equip an army, troops.Rate it:

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point manIn combat, the soldier who takes point; the soldier who assumes the first and most exposed position in a combat military formation; the lead soldier/unit advancing through hostile or unsecured territory.Rate it:

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praesidio castris milites relinquereto leave troops to guard the camp.Rate it:

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qui magnum in castris usum habentveterans; experienced troops.Rate it:

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shotgunA play formation in which the quarterback is a few feet behind the snapper when the ball is hiked, ideally allowing for an easier pass play.Rate it:

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stipendium dare, numerare, persolvere militibusto pay the troops.Rate it:

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subsidia collocareto station reserve troops.Rate it:

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the lady with rocky determination and her own choices best suited to human beingsThe Gibraltar is rock formation of very hard lime stone. One can break it but with lot of pursuing.Rate it:

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vetus miles, veteranus milesveterans; experienced troops.Rate it:

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