stand relieved
Dutch translation: Afgelost
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|  Selected response from: Erik Boers Belgium Local time: 16:57 | ||||||
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| 4 | Ik word afgelost, meneer. |
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| 3 | Afgelost |
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7 hrs confidence: 
Ik word afgelost, meneer. Explanation: relieve betekent niks anders dan dat er voor de officier wordt ingevallen, en dat hij naar huis mag. dus ontheffing (al dan niet tijdelijk) van zijn dagplicht... |
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16 hrs confidence:
| I stand relieved Afgelost Explanation: De procedure is blijkbaar als volgt: A - I am ready to relieve you B - I am ready to be relieved A - I relieve you B - I stand relieved - Klaar om af te lossen. - Klaar om afgelost te worden. - Ik los je af. - Afgelost. (http://dolphin.upenn.edu/~nrotc/ns302/13note.html). Hoe dan ook: in een militaire context spreek je een officier niet aan met 'meneer', maar wel met zijn rang (kapitein, luitenant...). |
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