Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
prevailing arms
Romanian translation:
armele biruitoare, oştile victorioase
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Jan 15, 2011 07:28
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prevailing arms
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Hello.
I'd like you to help me understand the phrase "prevailing arms" in the following context. It's about some emperor that has just conquered some cities. The scribe areads to him what he had wrote in the emperor's annals:
" 'From the annals of Sennacherib,'" his scribe read, " 'Luli, King of Sidon, fled out to sea and died. His fortified cities of Sidon, Zarephath, Achzib, and Acco were stunned by the prevailing arms of Assur, my god, and they bowed at my feet.'"
I can't quite understand what the author means by "prevailing arms". Please give me some hints to understand the english meaning of this phrase.
Thank you.
I'd like you to help me understand the phrase "prevailing arms" in the following context. It's about some emperor that has just conquered some cities. The scribe areads to him what he had wrote in the emperor's annals:
" 'From the annals of Sennacherib,'" his scribe read, " 'Luli, King of Sidon, fled out to sea and died. His fortified cities of Sidon, Zarephath, Achzib, and Acco were stunned by the prevailing arms of Assur, my god, and they bowed at my feet.'"
I can't quite understand what the author means by "prevailing arms". Please give me some hints to understand the english meaning of this phrase.
Thank you.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +4 | armele biruitoare, oştile victorioase |
George C.
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| 4 | armatele mai puternice/cuceritoare |
Cristinel Sava
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Proposed translations
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armele biruitoare, oştile victorioase
În engleză arms înseamnă şi weapons dar şi (branch of) army. Şi în română se găsesc formulări similiare (metonimii) în scrieri istorice.
http://www.stefancelmare.ro/Scrieri-s4-ss20.htm
tu şi viteazul tău fiu Petru Rareş aţi purtat armele victorioase peste munţi
http://adevarulromanesc.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/nicolae_...
încã o izbândã rãsplãti, sub Romanos, armele biruitoare ale bizantinilor în Orient: dupã cucerirea cetãtii Nisibis si a altor cetãti din Mesopotamia de cãtre viteazul Curcuas
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were stunned by the prevailing arms of Assur ... au fost copleşite de oştile (superioare, atotputernice etc.) ale lui Assur
http://www.stefancelmare.ro/Scrieri-s4-ss20.htm
tu şi viteazul tău fiu Petru Rareş aţi purtat armele victorioase peste munţi
http://adevarulromanesc.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/nicolae_...
încã o izbândã rãsplãti, sub Romanos, armele biruitoare ale bizantinilor în Orient: dupã cucerirea cetãtii Nisibis si a altor cetãti din Mesopotamia de cãtre viteazul Curcuas
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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-01-15 10:16:09 GMT)
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were stunned by the prevailing arms of Assur ... au fost copleşite de oştile (superioare, atotputernice etc.) ale lui Assur
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Cristinel Sava
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armatele mai puternice/cuceritoare
prevailing
adj.
1 superior in strength, influence, or effect
2 most frequent, noticeable, etc.; predominant
3 widely existing; prevalent
adj.
1 superior in strength, influence, or effect
2 most frequent, noticeable, etc.; predominant
3 widely existing; prevalent
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