mopping-up

mopping-upnoun
mopping-ups
pl
Traduzioni
ratissageMilitaire ; action visant à éliminer les derniers éléments de résistance.
The battalion was assigned the mopping-up of scattered enemy units.
Le bataillon a été chargé du ratissage des unités ennemies dispersées.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
nettoyageAu sens général de finition ou de remise en ordre après l’action principale.
Definizioni
The act or process of eliminating remaining opposition, resistance, or mess after the main action has finished.
The battalion was assigned the mopping-up of scattered enemy units.
mopping-upgerund / present participle
Used attributively before nouns, e.g. "mopping-up operations".
Traduzioni
de ratissageMilitaire ; se dit d’opérations destinées à éliminer les derniers foyers de résistance.
The troops carried out mopping-up operations across the countryside.
Les troupes ont mené des opérations de ratissage dans la campagne.
Definizioni
Relating to actions taken to finish clearing or cleaning after the main phase of an operation.
The troops carried out mopping-up operations across the countryside.