A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

sen ti nolle 419 serpcntln
sentinelle, etre en , to be on post, to be on sen-
try duty, to stand sentry;
faire v. etre en , ;
fixe, stationary sentry;
d'honneur, a complimentary sentry, e. g.,
before a general's quarters, etc.;
inter mfdiaire, v. de communication:
lever une , to relieve a sentry ;
mettre en to , put on sentry;
d' observation, look out;
'perdue, advanced outpost, sentry, sentry
posted in a very dangerous situation;
placer une , to post a sentry; .
poser une , v. placer une ;
du poste, v. devant les armes;
relever une , v. lever une ;
simple, single sentinel;
volante, flying sentinel, running sentry.
sentir, v. a., to feel, be sensible of; (man.) to feel a
horse;
la bane, le gouvernail, (nav.) to answer the
helm;
lefond, (nav.) to be almost touching the bottom
(of a ship moored).
sep, m., (nav.) belaying cleat.
seiKirage, m., sorting.
sCparateur, m., separator; separating funnel;
d'eau, separator.
separation, f., separation; partition (as in an ammunition
chest); plate between the sheaves of
a block;
de la batterie, (art.) in ranging, the separation
of the battery into the section-guide, and the
sections non-guides, qq. v.;
entonnoir de , separating funnel.
s6parer, v. a., to separate, sort, sort out, part;
(cord.) to part;
la batterie, (art.) to divide a battery into the
section-guide and the sections non-guides, qq. v.;
les renes, v. s. v. rene;
se , (of a river) to divide; (mil.) (of an army)
to break up.
spe, m., (sm. a.) boring bench.
sepia, f., sepia; sepia drawing.
septentrion, m., north, the Little Bear.
septentrional, a., north, northerly.
septime, f., (fenc.) septime, half-circle parry.
sequestration, f., (law) sequestration; separation
of diseased from healthy animals.
sCquestre, m., (law) sequestration; thing sequestrated;
depository, sequester; (nipp.) sequestrum
(piece ofdead bone remaining in its place) .
sCquestrer, v. a., (law) to sequester; to make an
illegal arrest.
seranlne, f., (expl.) seranine.
serein, a., (of the weather) clear and calm.
sereine, f., (nav.) quarantine, isolation (of a man
with a contagious disease).
serge, f., serge; (art.) cartridge flannel.
sergent, m., (mil.) sergeant ( Fr. a., foot troops);
(tech.) screw frame, clamp, holdfast, cramping
frame;
artificier, master artificer, laboratory sergeant;
brancardier, v. s. v. brancardier;
de crottin, (mil. slang) noncommissioned
officer of cavalry school at Saumur;
d'encadrement, second sergeant in the last section
of a battalion;
(-)fourrier, (Fr. a.) quartermaster-sergeant
of a company;
de garde, sergeant of the guard;
garde-magasin, ( Fr. a.) sergeant in charge of
the clothing magazine of the regiment;
d'hiver, (mil. slang) soldier of the first class
(allusion to his woolen stripes, humorously supposed
to keep him warm in winter);
instruct eur, drill sergeant;
maior, sergeant-major (nearest equivalent,
U.S. A., first sergeant);
major-artificier master , artificer;
secretaire, (Fr. a.) sergeant acting as clerk or
secretary;
de section, ( Fr. a.) sergeant responsible for the
instruction, barrack room, arms, and equipment
of his section (cf. line sergeant, U. S. A.);
sergent de semaine, ( Fr. a.) sergeant under the orders
of officier de semaine, assisting him in the
execution and administration of his duties;
tambour, sergeant of field music;
de tir, ( Fr. a.) sergeant who brings up poor
shots and has charge of details;
de ville, policeman.
s6rie, f., series, set, as of signal flags, etc.; (elec.)
series;
en , (elec.) in series;
d'engrenages, (mach.) change gear;
de marche, (Fr. a.) implements for measuring,
weighing, etc., provisions (at issue to
troops); box containing butchery implements,
scales, etc.;
. montage en , v. s. v. montage;
monter en , v. s. v. monter;
de pavilions, set of flags;
regimentaire d'outils de boucher, ( Fr, a.) butcher'
stools;
Z ( Fr. a.) said of or applied to scabbards for
which no bayonets are issued, belonging to infirmiers
neutralized by Geneva convention.
serfeux, a., serious, grave, important.
serimfctre, m., serimeter, instrument for testing
silk thread.
seringue, f., syringe, squirt;
pour a graisser, huile, lubricating syringe;
a main, hand fire engine;
d suif, tallow syringe.
seringuer, v. a., to syringe; to rake a ship fore and
aft.
serment, m., oath;
avoir en justice, to have been sworn by a
court;
declarer sur lafoi du to , swear;
deferer le &, to administer an oath to; to swear
a person;
d' entree en charge, oath of office;
faire de, to swear to (a thing, a fact);
faire unfaux , to commit perjury;
faire preter &, to put on oath;
fausser son to break one's , oath;
de fidelite, oath of allegiance;
formule d'un form of an , oath;
prestation de , taking an oath, swearing;
preter , to take oath, an oath; to be sworn;
, v.
romprjtson
fausser son ;
serpe/^ billhook, pruning hook; (mach.) worm.
serpeger, v. a., (man.) to take a horse over a sinuous
track or path.
serpent, m., serpent, snake; (mil. slang) leather
belt used as a purse; (Polytechnique slang) one
of the first fifteen on the list after entrance
examination.
serpente, m., silver paper, tissue paper; f., (cord.)
snaking line;
papier (de) , tissue paper.
serpenteau, m., young serpent; (artif.) serpent,
squib; iron hoop hung round with grenades
armed with spikes, for the defense of a breach
(obs.); (cord.) snaking line;
brochete, (artif.) swarmer; small rocket driven
on a spindle;
d etoile, (artif.) serpent with star composition
over the powder;
incendiaire, (artif.) squib or serpent fired from
a musket to set buildings on fire (obs.);
d pirouette, (artif.) serpent fullof composition,
with holes at each end and on each side to give
whirling motion.
serpenter, v. a., to meander, wind (river, road);
(man.) to take a horse over a sinuous path or
track; (cord.) to snake a rope;
deux cordages, (cord.) to snake two ropes to-
'
gether;
faire un cheval, (man.) to cause a horse to
describe a sinuous track.
serpentin, a., serpentine; m., (met., mach., etc.)
worm, coil;
avoir la langue e, (hipp.) to have a pendulous
and restless tongue;
fusant, (art.) time train of a fuse;
rafralchisseur , refrigerating coil; worm condenser;