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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdémobiliser
Pronunciation / Transliteration: day-mo-bee-lee-zay
"Le pays a commencé à démobiliser ses troupes après la fin du conflit."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To take troops out of active service and disband a military force, typically at the end of a war.
"The government decided to demobilize thousands of soldiers after the peace treaty was signed." - 2
To release resources, equipment, or personnel from active operational status or organizational readiness.
"The disaster relief agency will demobilize the emergency response units once the floodwaters recede."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word 'démobiliser' in the late 19th century, combining the prefix 'dé-' (dis-, off) with 'mobiliser' (to mobilize). It originally gained widespread currency around the era of World War I to describe the systematic standing down and disbanding of active military forces.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Demobilize" is said worldwide
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démobiliser
Transliteration: day-mo-bee-lee-zay
"Le pays a commencé à démobiliser ses troupes après la fin du conflit."
demobilisieren
Transliteration: deh-mo-bi-li-zee-ren
"Nach dem Krieg mussten die Streitkräfte schnell demobilisiert werden."
smobilitare
Transliteration: smo-bee-li-ta-re
"Il comando militare ha ordinato di smobilitare le truppe di riserva."
desmovilizar
Transliteration: des-mo-bi-li-thar
"El acuerdo de paz exige desmovilizar a todos los combatientes."
desmobilizar
Transliteration: dez-mo-bi-li-zar
"O governo planeja desmobilizar o exército gradualmente."
सेना मुक्त करना
Transliteration: sena mukt karna
"युद्ध समाप्त होने के बाद सैनिकों को सेना मुक्त कर दिया गया।"
复员
Transliteration: fùyuán
"战争结束后，政府开始有序地让军队复员。"
제대시키다
Transliteration: jedaesikida
"평화협정 체결 후 군대는 병사들을 제대시키기 시작했다."
復員する
Transliteration: fukuin suru
"終戦に伴い、多くの兵士が復員することになった。"
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