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conscripted

UK
/kənˈskrɪptɪd/
US
/kənˈskrɪptɪd/

Translations

conscriptedadjective
UK
/kənˈskrɪptɪd/
US
/kənˈskrɪptɪd/
conscritEn parlant surtout du service militaire obligatoire.
The conscripted soldiers were sent to the front lines after only a few weeks of training.
Les soldats conscrits ont été envoyés au front après seulement quelques semaines d’entraînement.
Additional translations
réquisitionnéS’emploie aussi pour des biens ou des moyens civils réquisitionnés pour un usage précis.
Synonyms
recruited
enlisted
drafted
conscriptedpast participle
UK
/kənˈskrɪptɪd/
US
/kənˈskrɪptɪd/
Used attributively as the past participle of the verb ‘conscript’ functioning adjectivally.
conscritForme participiale employée dans le sens d’une incorporation forcée au service militaire.
Many conscripted youths had little choice but to obey the draft.
De nombreux jeunes conscrits n’avaient guère d’autre choix que d’obéir à la conscription.
Synonyms
drafted
called up
inducted
mobilized
recruited
enlisted
pressed into service
impressed (into service)
compelled into service
forced into service
taken into service
drafted into military service
conscriptverb

conscripted

Past Simple

conscripted
Past Simple
conscripted
Past Participle
conscripting
Gerund
UK
/ˈkɒnskrɪpt/
US
/ˈkɑːnskrɪpt/
conscrireSurtout dans le contexte militaire.
During the war, the government decided to conscript young men into the military.
Pendant la guerre, le gouvernement a décidé de conscrire de jeunes hommes dans l'armée.
Additional translations
réquisitionnerEmploi plus général, pour forcer quelqu'un à servir ou travailler à une fin donnée.
Synonyms
recruit
mobilize
call up
enlist
draft

Definitions

conscriptedadjective
Enlisted compulsorily into service, especially in the armed forces.
The conscripted soldiers were sent to the front lines after only a few weeks of training.
Compulsorily recruited, appropriated, or commandeered for a task, enterprise, or purpose other than military service.
Local trucks were conscripted to ferry supplies to the remote village.
conscriptedpast participle
Enlisted or compelled into service, especially in the armed forces.
Many conscripted youths had little choice but to obey the draft.
conscriptverb
To enlist someone compulsorily, typically into the armed forces.
During the war, the government decided to conscript young men into the military.
To compel someone into service or labor for a purpose other than military duty
The revolutionary committee tried to conscript local workers to build fortifications.
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