walking wounded in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for walking wounded in the French»English Dictionary

Translations for walking wounded in the English»French Dictionary

I.wound1 [Brit wuːnd, Am wund] N

II.wound1 [Brit wuːnd, Am wund] VB trans (all contexts)

I.wounded [Brit ˈwuːndɪd, Am ˈwundəd] N

II.wounded [Brit ˈwuːndɪd, Am ˈwundəd] ADJ

wound2 [Brit waʊnd, Am waʊnd] VB pt VB pp

wound → wind

I.walk [Brit wɔːk, Am wɔk] N à pied is often omitted with movement verbs if we already know that the person is on foot. If it is surprising or ambiguous, à pied should be included.

1. walk:

1. walk:

I.walking [Brit ˈwɔːkɪŋ, Am ˈwɔkɪŋ] N

II.walking [Brit ˈwɔːkɪŋ, Am ˈwɔkɪŋ] ADJ hum

walking wounded in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for walking wounded in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for walking wounded in the English»French Dictionary

I.wounded [ˈwu:ndɪd] ADJ a. fig

II.wounded [ˈwu:ndɪd] N pl MED

wound pt, pp of wind

See also wind2, wind1

I.wind2 <wound, wound> [waɪnd] VB trans

II.wind2 <wound, wound> [waɪnd] VB intr

I.walking [ˈwɔ:kɪŋ, Am ˈwɑ:k-] N no pl

II.walking [ˈwɔ:kɪŋ, Am ˈwɑ:k-] ADJ

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
We are still collating numbers of walking wounded and of those in hospital sadly seven of them are in a critical condition.
www.thestar.co.uk
Throughout the early afternoon, the soundstages at the pier were separated into two areas, one for the more seriously injured and one for the walking wounded.
en.wikipedia.org
The vessel had been fitted with bunks for 64 stretcher cases and space for 100 walking wounded.
en.wikipedia.org
The casualties have been described to me as walking wounded.
www.breakingnews.ie
One club, in anticipation of walking wounded, had a first aid unit set up in a next-door coffee shop -- but had very few takers.
www.herald.ie
This leaves a host of contenders for the third seamer spot that will only get longer once the walking wounded return to the field.
www.theroar.com.au
Before every training session, you would always get three or four walking wounded, as we would call them, who didn't want to train.
www.the42.ie
Nine people died and more than 70 were injured, dozens of which were described as walking wounded.
en.wikipedia.org
It gives the walking wounded a chance to heal up before the home-stand.
edmontonjournal.com
In an emergency situation with many casualties, the walking wounded are usually the largest category of casualty.
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