Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
acantonamiento / acantonar tropas
English translation:
quartering / to quarter troops
Added to glossary by
Gerardo Noriega Rivero
Apr 18, 2007 13:43
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Spanish term
acantonamiento/acantonar tropas
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Hi ProZ,
After some searching I've wound up with the terms "station", "billet" and "canton", but I think I'm rather looking for a set phrase here.
Context describes a country struggling to put an end to a civil war in which successive ceasefires, truces and peace accords have all been broken. The UN demands both parties to show their commitment to peace and this follows:
"...hay encuentros, acercamientos, acuerdos, acantonamiento de tropas y se envían fondos millonarios para la rehabilitación del país."
The idea of demobilization also came to mind, but I don't think it applies either. The idea seems to be "keep the troops in their camps", but I feel there might be a set phrase for this.
Thanks for your help!
Álvaro :O) :O)
After some searching I've wound up with the terms "station", "billet" and "canton", but I think I'm rather looking for a set phrase here.
Context describes a country struggling to put an end to a civil war in which successive ceasefires, truces and peace accords have all been broken. The UN demands both parties to show their commitment to peace and this follows:
"...hay encuentros, acercamientos, acuerdos, acantonamiento de tropas y se envían fondos millonarios para la rehabilitación del país."
The idea of demobilization also came to mind, but I don't think it applies either. The idea seems to be "keep the troops in their camps", but I feel there might be a set phrase for this.
Thanks for your help!
Álvaro :O) :O)
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quartering / to quarter troops
Hola Álvaro:
Así lo traduce el Larousse inglés-español y me parece más preciso si nos atenemos a la definición del DRAE enviada por Swatchka. En esencia acantonar significa "dar alojamiento [a tropas]". Suerte. :-)
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¡Gracias a ti, Álvaro! :o)
Así lo traduce el Larousse inglés-español y me parece más preciso si nos atenemos a la definición del DRAE enviada por Swatchka. En esencia acantonar significa "dar alojamiento [a tropas]". Suerte. :-)
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¡Gracias a ti, Álvaro! :o)
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Comment: "¡Mil gracias Gerardo! :O) :O)"
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stationing of troops
According to Oxford
acantonar- to station
acantonar- to station
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billeting
http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:c72E0d0Od2wJ:www.global...
billeting
http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:nHKFuBHsyZwJ:www.undp.o...
page 23 = “billeting of fighters”
billeting
http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:nHKFuBHsyZwJ:www.undp.o...
page 23 = “billeting of fighters”
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restricted to quarters
This is what your description sounds like...:
Pro-government troops and officials were able to talk them into standing down. ... and Bumindang went back to barracks and were restricted to quarters. ...
www.bulatlat.com/news/6-25/6-25-oakwood.htm - 31k - Cached - Similar pages
Manila Standard Today -- News --
It said the four “are restricted to quarters and they have no official working role ... Under VFA, which provides legal protection to US troops on official ...
www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=news04_jan13_2006 - 19k - Cached - Similar pages
Manila Standard Today -- Franco restricted to camp -- feb28_2006
... with reports that they were recruiting [troops to join the rallies],” Lomibao said. ... The military had earlier restricted to quarters Army Brig. Gen. ...
www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=news06_feb28_2006 - 16k - Cached - Similar pages
People's Daily Online -- Philippine judge issues warrants for US ...
... ended two weeks of military exercises with Philippine troops in October. ... they were being restricted to quarters and had no official working role. ...
english.people.com.cn/200601/14/eng20060114_235488.html - 24k - Cached - Similar pages
People's Daily Online -- Philippine government to give US more ...
The accused American soldiers were among the 4000 US troops who took part in the ... at least be restricted to quarters in military parlance,"
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Note added at 36 mins (2007-04-18 14:20:06 GMT)
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Without the actual sentence, it's hard to give the correct syntax, but what I should perhaps have said is
"to restrict to quarters"
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Note added at 39 mins (2007-04-18 14:23:13 GMT)
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or
"restrict the troops to quarters"
Good luck!
Pro-government troops and officials were able to talk them into standing down. ... and Bumindang went back to barracks and were restricted to quarters. ...
www.bulatlat.com/news/6-25/6-25-oakwood.htm - 31k - Cached - Similar pages
Manila Standard Today -- News --
It said the four “are restricted to quarters and they have no official working role ... Under VFA, which provides legal protection to US troops on official ...
www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=news04_jan13_2006 - 19k - Cached - Similar pages
Manila Standard Today -- Franco restricted to camp -- feb28_2006
... with reports that they were recruiting [troops to join the rallies],” Lomibao said. ... The military had earlier restricted to quarters Army Brig. Gen. ...
www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=news06_feb28_2006 - 16k - Cached - Similar pages
People's Daily Online -- Philippine judge issues warrants for US ...
... ended two weeks of military exercises with Philippine troops in October. ... they were being restricted to quarters and had no official working role. ...
english.people.com.cn/200601/14/eng20060114_235488.html - 24k - Cached - Similar pages
People's Daily Online -- Philippine government to give US more ...
The accused American soldiers were among the 4000 US troops who took part in the ... at least be restricted to quarters in military parlance,"
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Note added at 36 mins (2007-04-18 14:20:06 GMT)
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Without the actual sentence, it's hard to give the correct syntax, but what I should perhaps have said is
"to restrict to quarters"
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Note added at 39 mins (2007-04-18 14:23:13 GMT)
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or
"restrict the troops to quarters"
Good luck!
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stationing troops on several locations
He encontrado solamente esta parafrasis:
Wagon Bed Springs Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail- [ Traduzca esta página ]General James H. Carleton, commanding the Department of New Mexico, sent troops to several locations that summer, stationing Major Joseph Updegraff and 100 ...
www.stjohnks.net/santafetrail/wagonbed/spring.html - 16k - En caché - Páginas similares - Anotar esto
20000 Seven African Heads of State Address Security Council in Day ...- [ Traduzca esta página ]It also considered the question of stationing United Nations liaison officers and ... military liaison officers have been positioned at several locations. ...
www.unis.unvienna.org/unis/pressrels/2000/sc1179.html - 33k - En caché - Páginas similares - Anotar esto
Foreign Policy In Focus | Policy Brief | U
Kokkina exclave - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia- [ Traduzca esta página ]On 8 April 1964, the United Nations Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) managed to arrange a ceasefire which was enforced by stationing UNFICYP troops at several ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokkina_exclave - 27k - En caché - Páginas similares - Anotar esto
etc.
Wagon Bed Springs Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail- [ Traduzca esta página ]General James H. Carleton, commanding the Department of New Mexico, sent troops to several locations that summer, stationing Major Joseph Updegraff and 100 ...
www.stjohnks.net/santafetrail/wagonbed/spring.html - 16k - En caché - Páginas similares - Anotar esto
20000 Seven African Heads of State Address Security Council in Day ...- [ Traduzca esta página ]It also considered the question of stationing United Nations liaison officers and ... military liaison officers have been positioned at several locations. ...
www.unis.unvienna.org/unis/pressrels/2000/sc1179.html - 33k - En caché - Páginas similares - Anotar esto
Foreign Policy In Focus | Policy Brief | U
Kokkina exclave - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia- [ Traduzca esta página ]On 8 April 1964, the United Nations Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) managed to arrange a ceasefire which was enforced by stationing UNFICYP troops at several ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokkina_exclave - 27k - En caché - Páginas similares - Anotar esto
etc.
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cantonment of troops
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First and foremost, thanks a million for your help - such good ideas and suggestions. I finally found a reference which described the situation in my exact context and it matched Gerardo's answer:
Angola: Peace Monitor, IV, 2- [ Traduzca esta página ]According to figures published by the UN, by 7 December 1996 69821 *****UNITA troops were quartered for the disarmament and demobilisation process***** (APM no.4, ...
www.africaaction.org/docs97/ang9711.htm - 33k - En caché - Páginas similares
Sorry it took so long - it's a very long report and I'm only just starting to review what I'd already done.
:O) :O) :O)
acantonar.DRAE
(De cantón1).
1. tr. Distribuir y alojar las tropas en diversos poblados o poblaciones. U. t. c. prnl.