loopgraven

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Translation of loopgraven from Dutch into English

Noun

1.
werk, militair
  • He worked tirelessly in the trenches of journalism.Hij werkte onvermoeibaar in de loopgraven van de journalistiek.
  • Soldiers huddled in the trenches, awaiting the next attack.Soldaten schuilden in de loopgraven, wachtend op de volgende aanval
2.
militair
TECH.
  • The soldiers worked on the entrenchment overnight.De soldaten werkten de hele nacht aan de verdedigingswerken.
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Expressions with loopgraven: translations and examples in English

in de loopgravenadj.
The manager is in the trenches with the team during the project.
loopgraven gravenv.
The soldiers trenched the perimeter for defense.
The soldiers trenched the perimeter for defense.
The soldiers took positions in the trenched area.
The soldiers took positions in the trenched area.

Synonyms and analogies of loopgraven in Dutch

Other examples with loopgraven

Soldiers huddled in the trenches, awaiting the next attack.
Soldaten schuilden in de loopgraven, wachtend op de volgende aanval

Translations of "loopgraven" in Context ordered by category and frequency

trenches

De bajonet was een onmisbaar wapen voor handgemeen in de loopgraven.

The bayonet was an essential tool for hand-to-hand fighting in trenches.

De gids wees op de uitgegraven loopgraven waar ooit soldaten hebben gevochten.

The guide pointed to the excavated trenches where soldiers once fought.

Vlak bij de loopgraven werden soms hulpposten ingericht voor gewonde soldaten.

Medical aid stations were sometimes set up near the trenches for wounded soldiers.

Toen de eerste granaten insloegen, zochten soldaten een goed heenkomen in loopgraven.

As the first shells landed nearby, soldiers scrambled for cover in trenches.

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loopgraven: Examples and translations in context

Het stelsel van loopgraven was ingewikkeld, met talloze aftakkingen in allerlei richtingen.

The trench system was complex, with many branches leading in different directions.

Onder zwaar artillerievuur zochten de soldaten dekking in de loopgraven.

Under heavy artillery fire, the soldiers took cover in the trenches.

Veel soldaten zijn in de loopgraven doodgevroren omdat voorraden hen nooit bereikten.

Many soldiers froze to death in the trenches because supplies never reached them.

In de modderige loopgraven waren de omstandigheden hard en uitputtend voor de troepen.

In the mud-filled trenches, conditions were harsh and challenging for troops.

Nachtelijke overvallen vanuit de loopgraven wisten de vijand soms te overrompelen.

Night raids from the trenches sometimes surprised the opposing forces.

De versterkte stelling was zwaar beveiligd met loopgraven en prikkeldraad.

The entrenched position was heavily fortified with trenches and barbed wire.

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