Glossary entry

Italiano term or phrase:

colpi di mano

Inglese translation:

surprise attacks

Added to glossary by achisholm
Sep 30, 2005 14:18
18 yrs ago
Italiano term

colpi di mano

Da Italiano a Inglese Scienze sociali Storia warfare
From an article about partisan activities in northern italy.

Things the partisans did:-

"In seguito, fino alla liberazione nell'aprile del '45, dai loro rifugi alpini i partigiani impegnarono i soldati tedeschi e le milizie fasciste con sabotaggi, colpi di mano, scontri e imboscate."

Proposed translations

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surprise attacks

yes the attacks are sudden, as Silvia says, and another phrase is coup de main - but the main element is the surprise....
Peer comment(s):

agree John Walsh : totally agree
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Many than ks to all who gave an answer, but I think this fits best with the rest of the text."
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hitting/slaps/punching

Perhaps someone else might have a better suggestion.
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coup de main/sudden attacks

you can use the French expression coup de main, or translate with sudden attacks
Peer comment(s):

agree Rafal Piotrowski : coup de main, definitely, IMHO :-)
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grazie Rafal
agree Giovanni Guarnieri MITI, MIL : anche surprise attack
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grazie Giovanni
agree Jane Gabbutt : agree with sudden or surprise attacks
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grazie Jane
agree Laura Concetti : 'Coup de main' è più letterario
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grazie Flygirl
agree writeaway
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5 min

wipe outs

colpi di mano translated is "wipe outs".
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coup d'etat

NoBrain - "Il Sacrificio" un libro di Massimo Ragnedda - Colibri ... - [ Translate this page ]Edward Luttwak, ad esempio, in un suo libro molto noto ­ Coup d'Etat. ... la Junta di cui parla Gore Vidal, impadronitasi con un colpo di mano della Casa ...
italy.peacelink.org/nobrain/articles/art_7311.html - 16k - Cached - Similar pages


:: Spoletonline :: - [ Translate this page ]... Edward Luttwak, ad esempio, in un suo libro molto noto – Coup d’Etat. ... la Junta di cui parla Gore Vidal, impadronitasi con un colpo di mano della Casa bianca ...
www.spoletonline.com/leggitutto.php?id=12240 - 24k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages


Nella ricostruzione di Pierre Faillant de Villemarest - [ Translate this page ]"Il colpo di Stato di Markus Wolf. La guerra segreta fra le due Germanie. ... (2) Cfr. Pierre Faillant de Villemarest, Le coup d'État de Markus Wolf. ...
members.tripod.com/~davidbotti/c201_a04.htm - 31k - Cached - Similar pages

Peer comment(s):

disagree silvia b (X) : qui non si parla di colpi di stato, ma di attacchi partigiani
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surprise attacks

This is just my Italian history lessons speaking!
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guerilla attacks

Just a suggestion - sudden attacks just does not have a very English feel to it
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