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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdevoir de sentinelle
Pronunciation / Transliteration: duvɛʁ də sɑ̃tinɛl
"Il a été assigné au devoir de sentinelle pendant la nuit."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The responsibility of a sentry to guard a specific location or area.
"The soldiers took turns on sentry-duty to ensure the camp was secure throughout the night." - 2
A period during which a sentry is assigned to watch over a particular post.
"He was assigned to sentry-duty from midnight to dawn."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'sentry' originates from the French word 'sentinelle', which dates back to the 16th century, referring to a guard or watchman. 'Duty' comes from the Old French 'deu', meaning 'owed' or 'obligation', evolving in English to denote a moral or legal obligation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sentry-Duty" is said worldwide
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devoir de sentinelle
Transliteration: duvɛʁ də sɑ̃tinɛl
"Il a été assigné au devoir de sentinelle pendant la nuit."
Wachpflicht
Transliteration: vaχpfliçt
"Er wurde zur Wachpflicht in der Nacht eingeteilt."
dovere di sentinella
Transliteration: doˈvere di sentinˈɛlla
"È stato assegnato al dovere di sentinella durante la notte."
deber de centinela
Transliteration: deβeɾ ðe senˈtine.la
"Fue asignado al deber de centinela durante la noche."
dever de sentinela
Transliteration: de'veʁ dʒi sẽtʃi'neɫɐ
"Ele foi designado para o dever de sentinela durante a noite."
सैन्य ड्यूटी
Transliteration: sainy dyooti
"उसे रात में सैन्य ड्यूटी पर नियुक्त किया गया।"
哨兵职责
Transliteration: shàobīng zhízé
"他被分配到夜间的哨兵职责。"
경비 임무
Transliteration: gyeongbi immu
"그는 밤에 경비 임무를 맡았다."
見張りの任務
Transliteration: mihari no ninmu
"彼は夜の見張りの任務に任命された。"
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