armed forces in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for armed forces in the English»Serbian Dictionary

armed 'forces N pl

armed forces

oružane snage f

armed forces

vojska f

Translations for armed forces in the English»Serbian Dictionary

armed forces pl

vojska

no pl armed forces

oružane snage

Translations for armed forces in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.force [fɔːs] N

1. force no pl:

force (power)

snaga f

force (intensity)

jačina f

force of a blow

silina f

from force of habit

iz navike

2. force no pl (violence):

force

sila f

by force

na silu

the forces of evil

sile zla

the forces of nature

prirodne sile

pl to be in/come into force

biti na snazi/stupiti na snagu

3. force (group):

force

jedinica f

police force

policija

Air Force

ratno vazduhoplovstvo

labour force

radna snaga

no pl armed forces

oružane snage

armed forces pl

vojska

Phrases:

to join forces

udružiti snage

by sheer force of numbers

samo zahvaljujući brojčanoj nadmoćnosti

II.force [fɔːs] VB trans (compel)

force

prisiliti // prisiljavati

force confession

iznuditi // iznuđivati

force door, lock

provaliti // provaljivati

to force an entry

ući na silu

to force a smile

usiljeno se osmehnuti

to force one's way

probijati se

to force sth on sb

prisiliti nekoga na nešto

to force sth into sth

nagurati nešto u nešto drugo

arm¹ [ɑːm] N

1. arm ANAT, geog:

arm

ruka f

on one's arm

u nečijem naručju

2. arm (sleeve):

arm

rukav m

3. arm (armrest):

arm

rukohvat m

4. arm (division):

arm

divizija f

Phrases:

to cost an arm and a leg

biti preskup

to keep sb at arm's length

držati nekog na distanci

armed [ɑːmd] ADJ

armed

naoružan fig

armed

opremljen +instr

I.arm² [ɑːm] VB trans

1. arm (supply with weapons):

arm

naoružati // naoružavati

to arm oneself fig

naoružati se

2. arm (prime):

arm bomb

pripremiti za upotrebu perf i imperf

arm bomb

aktivirati perf i imperf

II.arm² [ɑːm] N arms pl

1. arm (weapons):

arms

oružje m

to take up arms

pripremiti se za rat

under arms

pod oružjem

2. arm (heraldic insignia):

arms

heraldičko obeležje

Phrases:

to be up in arms about sth

dići se na noge zbog ogorčenosti,

to be up in arms about sth

biti u stanju pripravnosti

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They have consolidated their hold over the government machinery and certain sectors of the armed forces and parliament.

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These are for: public use, official use, armed forces/army use, prisoners of war and formulae aerogrammes.

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There were no official figures of the injuries sustained by the armed forces.

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In the event, the armed forces stood by as the regime of which they had been a part disintegrated.

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Some signs were different in other parts of the armed forces.

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He remained supreme commander of the armed forces.

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Approximately 500 staff, or almost half the total, entered the armed forces.

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