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tommynoun
tommies
pl
UK
/ˈtɒmi/
US
/ˈtɑmi/
vivresEmploi courant pour désigner les provisions emportées, notamment par des soldats ou des ouvriers.
The miners brought enough tommy to last them through their twelve-hour shift.
Les mineurs avaient apporté assez de vivres pour tenir pendant leur poste de douze heures.
soldat britanniqueSurtout pour les soldats britanniques des deux guerres mondiales.
The museum had a special exhibit dedicated to the life of a tommy during the Great War.
Le musée avait une exposition spéciale consacrée à la vie d’un soldat britannique pendant la Grande Guerre.
mitraillette ThompsonSens historique, surtout dans le contexte des gangsters du début du XXe siècle.
The getaway car was riddled with bullets from a tommy.
La voiture de fuite était criblée de balles d’une mitraillette Thompson.
Synonyms
G.I.
private
trooper
infantryman
grunt
Tom
Tommie
Thomas
Tommy Atkins
soldier

Definitions

tommynoun
A British soldier, especially one from World War I or World War II.
The museum had a special exhibit dedicated to the life of a tommy during the Great War.
Food or provisions, especially the bread or rations carried by soldiers or manual workers.
The miners brought enough tommy to last them through their twelve-hour shift.
A Thompson submachine gun, especially as used by gangsters in the early 20th century.
The getaway car was riddled with bullets from a tommy.
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