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conscript

 
(kŏn'skrĭpt') pronunciation
n.
One compulsorily enrolled for service, especially in the armed forces; a draftee.

adj.
Enrolled compulsorily; drafted.

tr.v., -script·ed, -script·ing, -scripts. (kən-skrĭpt')
To enroll compulsorily into service; draft.

[Latin cōnscriptus, past participle of cōnscrībere, to enroll : com-, com- + scrībere, to write.]


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verb

    To enroll compulsorily in military service: draft, induct, levy. See give/take/reciprocity.

v. kǝnˈskript (often be conscripted) enlist (someone) compulsorily, typically into the armed services: they were conscripted into the army.

n. ˈkänܖskript

a person enlisted compulsorily.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - indkalde
n. - værnepligtig
adj. - indkaldt

Nederlands (Dutch)
dienstplichtige, oproepen voor militaire dienst, bestaande uit dienstplichtigen

Français (French)
v. tr. - appeler sous les drapeaux, enrôler
n. - appelé, conscrit, mobilisé
adj. - de conscription, appelé (soldat)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wehrpflichtiger
v. - einberufen, ausheben
adj. - verpflichtet, (Mil.) einberufen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (στρατ.) κληρωτός, στρατευμένος
v. - στρατολογώ

Italiano (Italian)
chiamare alle armi, coscritto

Português (Portuguese)
n., -
adj. - conscrito (m)
v. - alistar

Русский (Russian)
новобранец, призывник

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - reclutar, alistar
n. - conscripto, recluta
adj. - reclutado, alistado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - värnpliktig
v. - ta ut till värnplikt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
征召, 征兵, 被征入伍的, 被征召的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 徵召
n. - 徵兵
adj. - 被征入伍的, 被徵召的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 징집하다, 징발하다
n. - 징집병
adj. - 병적이 등록된, 징집된

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 徴集兵
v. - 徴兵する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مجند (فعل) جند للخدمه الألزاميه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גייס לצבא‬
n. - ‮מגוייס‬
adj. - ‮מגוייס‬


 
 

 

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