Muundo wa matumizi:
a conscript; [number] conscripts
The army sent thousands of young conscripts to the border.
A hadsereg több ezer fiatal sorkatonát küldött a határra.
Many conscripts serve for only a year before returning to civilian life.
Sok sorkatona csak egy évig szolgál, mielőtt visszatér a civil életbe.
The report said that poorly trained conscripts had been deployed with little equipment.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
He was a conscript, not a volunteer.
Ő sorkatona volt, nem önkéntes.
The country has many young conscripts in the army.
Az ország hadseregében sok fiatal sorkatona szolgál.
Kosa la kawaida:
Do not confuse a conscript with any recruit; recruits may be volunteers, but conscripts are forced or legally required to serve.
Maana
forced military recruit
Miunganiko ya maneno
young conscripts
|army conscripts
|military conscripts
|new conscripts
|raw conscripts
|reluctant conscripts
|train conscripts
|send conscripts
|conscript soldiers
Visawe
draftee (Especially common in American English; emphasizes being drafted into military service.)
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recruit (Broader term; a recruit may be a volunteer or a conscript.)
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military recruit (More general and descriptive.)
Vinyume
volunteer (A person who joins by choice.)
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professional soldier (A career soldier rather than someone serving under compulsory service.)
Mada
military
|government
|law
Ufafanuzi
Someone who must join the army or another armed service because the law says so.
A person who is required by law to serve in the armed forces.
Muundo wa matumizi:
conscript [someone] into [the army/the armed forces]; be conscripted
He was conscripted into the army at the age of nineteen.
Tizenkilenc éves korában besorozták a hadseregbe.
The government began conscripting men as the war expanded.
A kormány, ahogy a háború kiszélesedett, elkezdte besorozni a férfiakat.
Thousands of civilians were forcibly conscripted during the conflict.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
My grandfather was conscripted during the war.
A nagyapámat besorozták a háború alatt.
The state can conscript people for military service.
Az állam katonai szolgálatra besorozhat embereket.
Kosa la kawaida:
In American English, draft is more common for this meaning; conscript is often used in international, historical, or formal contexts.
Maana
force into military service
Miunganiko ya maneno
conscript young men
|conscript civilians
|be conscripted into the army
|be conscripted for military service
|forcibly conscripted
|eligible to be conscripted
|conscript soldiers
|conscript troops
Visawe
draft (Especially American English; common for an official military call-up.)
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call up (Means officially order someone to report for service; often used in military contexts.)
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press-gang (More historical or informal; suggests force or coercion.)
Vinyume
exempt (To officially free someone from compulsory service.)
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release (To let someone leave service or duty.)
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demobilize (To release troops from military service after a conflict or operation.)
Mada
military
|government
|law
Ufafanuzi
To make someone join the army or another armed service because the law requires it.
To require someone by law to serve in the armed forces.
Muundo wa matumizi:
conscript [someone] to do [something]; conscript [someone/something] into [a task/use/service]; conscript [something] as [something]
I was conscripted to help serve drinks at the party.
Befogtak, hogy segítsek italt felszolgálni a bulin.
The campaign conscripted local celebrities as spokespeople.
A kampány helyi hírességeket fogott be szóvivőnek.
When the office flooded, we conscripted the conference room as a temporary workspace.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
She conscripted her brother to carry the boxes.
Befogta a testvérét, hogy cipelje a dobozokat.
We conscripted the kitchen table as a desk.
A konyhaasztalt íróasztalnak fogtuk be.
Kosa la kawaida:
Do not use conscript for ordinary hiring or inviting; it suggests pressure, obligation, or a lack of choice.
Miunganiko ya maneno
be conscripted to help
|conscript volunteers
|conscript staff
|conscript friends and family
|conscripted into service
|conscripted as a helper
|conscript an old room as an office
|conscript local leaders
Visawe
recruit (Less forceful; may suggest willing participation.)
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press (Emphasizes pressure or urgency.)
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dragoon (More formal or literary; strongly suggests forcing someone to do something.)
Vinyume
spare (To avoid making someone do the task.)
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exclude (To leave someone or something out of an activity.)
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release (To free someone from an obligation or task.)
Mada
work
|social_life
|figurative_language
Ufafanuzi
To make someone help with something, or to use something for a job, often because you have no better choice.
To make someone take part in an activity or do a job, usually without giving them much choice; also, to use something for a purpose it was not originally intended for.
Muundo wa matumizi:
conscript [soldiers/army/labor]
The country still relies on a large conscript army.
Az ország továbbra is egy nagy sorozott hadseregre támaszkodik.
Conscript soldiers usually serve for a fixed period before returning home.
A sorozott katonák általában meghatározott ideig szolgálnak, mielőtt hazatérnek.
The reforms reduced the size of the conscript force.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
They have a conscript army.
Sorozott hadseregük van.
Conscript soldiers do not choose to join.
A sorozott katonák nem önként vonulnak be.
Kosa la kawaida:
The adjective conscript is mainly used before a noun. After be, conscripted is usually more natural: They were conscripted, not usually They were conscript.
Maana
serving by compulsion
Miunganiko ya maneno
conscript soldiers
|conscript troops
|conscript army
|conscript force
|conscript labor
|conscript service
Visawe
conscripted (More common as a participle or adjective after be, as in soldiers were conscripted.)
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drafted (Especially American English; often used of people called into military service.)
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compulsory (Describes the service or system rather than the individual person.)
Vinyume
voluntary (Done or joined by choice.)
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volunteer (Used before nouns such as army or force to mean made up of volunteers.)
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professional (Describes career military forces rather than compulsory-service forces.)
Mada
military
|government
|law
Ufafanuzi
Used before a noun to describe soldiers or workers who have been forced or legally required to serve.
Required to serve, especially in the armed forces, rather than serving voluntarily; made up of people required to serve.