Unit 2 Flashcards
1
Q
uitsluitend
A
exclusive
2
Q
een vrijwilliger
A
a volunteer
3
Q
aanwerven
A
To recruit
4
Q
Een wervingsposter
A
A recruitment poster
5
Q
zich vrijwillig aanmelden
A
To volunteer
6
Q
vaderlandsliefde
A
patriotism
7
Q
Een trainingskamp
A
A training camp
8
Q
Een officier
A
An officer
9
Q
Het leger
A
The army
10
Q
uitrusten
A
To equip
11
Q
Trainen
A
To traib
12
Q
rekruut
A
A trainee
13
Q
helm
A
A helmet
14
Q
Een cape
A
A cape
15
Q
bajonet
A
A bayonet
16
Q
(Rug) zak
A
A pack
17
Q
Een laars
A
A boot
18
Q
Een waterfles
A
A water bottle
19
Q
gasmasker
A
A gas mask
20
Q
handgranaat
A
A hand grenade
21
Q
geweer
A
A rifle
22
Q
loopgraaf
A
A trench
23
Q
Kogel
A
A bullet
24
Q
vlammenwerper
A
A flamethrower
25
prikkeldraad
barbed wire
26
niemandsland
no-man’s-land
27
Verhoging achter de schans
A fire step
28
schieten
To shoot
29
kruipen
To crawl
30
oorlogscorrespondent
A war correspondent
31
tank
A tank
32
granaat
a shell
33
machinegeweer
A machine gun
34
zandzak
A sandbag
35
artillerie, geschut
artillery
36
lafheid
cowardice
37
vechten
To fight
38
veldslag
A battle
39
slagveld
A battlefield
40
soldaat
A private
41
kameraad
A comrade
42
aanval
An attack
43
vijand
an enemy
44
stoffelijk overschot
remains
45
eren
To honour
46
meevoelen
To sympathise
47
verlies
a loss
48
troost
consolation
49
bezittingen
effects
50
Herdenken
to commemorate
51
een wapenstilstand
An armistice
52
een klaproos
a poppy (poppies)
53
Een oorlogsmonument
a war memorial
54
is a nickname for a German soldier that comes from “Old Fritz”, a name
that referred to Frederick the Great of Prussia.
Fritz
55
refers to the ability of the Australians and New Zealanders to dig tunnels
between their own trenches and those of the enemy
Digger
56
is derived from “Tommy Atkins”. Each British soldier was issued a pocket
ledger in which certain information could be filled in (name, age, rank,
...). They also received a guidance sheet with information on how to fill in
the ledger. Tommy Atkins was the name that was filled in as an example.
Tommy
57
is derived from “frog eater”. Frogs’ legs are considered a delicacy in
France.
Frog
58
has an unclear origin. One explanation could be that American soldiers
of the end of the 19th century used a fine white clay to polish their
uniforms. As soon as it started to rain, the clay looked like dough.
Doughboy
59
is an acronym for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
ANZAC
60
is a nickname for a German soldier that might be derived from the fact
that the British believed the German helmet looked like a jerry, which is
slang for a chamber pot.
Jerry
61
klei
clay
62
Oppoetsen
To polish
63
deeg
dough
64
grootboek
A ledger
