Simple Sabotage Field Manual — Page 8
For instance, if you blow out the wiring in a factory at a central fire box, almost anyone could have done it.
Por ejemplo, si usted destruye el cableado de una fábrica en una caja de fusibles central, casi cualquiera podría haberlo hecho.
On-the-street sabotage after dark, such as you might be able to carry out against a military car or truck, is another example of an act for which it would be impossible to blame you.
El sabotaje callejero después del anochecer, como el que podría llevar a cabo contra un automóvil o camión militar, es otro ejemplo de un acto del que sería imposible culparle.
(3) Do not be afraid to commit acts for which you might be blamed directly, so long as you do so rarely, and as long as you have a plausible excuse: you dropped your wrench across an electric circuit because an air raid had kept you up the night before and you were half-dozing at work.
(3) No tenga miedo de cometer actos de los que pueda ser culpado directamente, siempre que lo haga con poca frecuencia y siempre que tenga una excusa plausible: dejó caer su llave inglesa sobre un circuito eléctrico porque un bombardeo aéreo le había tenido despierto la noche anterior y estaba medio dormido en el trabajo.
Always be profuse in your apologies.
Sea siempre profuso en sus disculpas.
Frequently you can "get away" with such acts under the cover of pretending stupidity, ignorance, over-caution, fear of being suspected of sabotage, or weakness and dullness due to undernourishment.
Con frecuencia puede "salirse con la suya" en tales actos bajo la cobertura de fingir estupidez, ignorancia, exceso de cautela, miedo a ser sospechoso de sabotaje, o debilidad y torpeza debidas a la desnutrición.
(4) After you have committed an act of easy sabotage, resist any temptation to wait around and see what happens.
(4) Después de haber cometido un acto de sabotaje sencillo, resista cualquier tentación de quedarse esperando para ver qué ocurre.
Loiterers arouse suspicion.
Los merodeadores despiertan sospechas.
Of course, there are circumstances when it would be suspicious for you to leave.
Por supuesto, hay circunstancias en las que resultaría sospechoso que usted se marchara.
If you commit sabotage on your job, you should naturally stay at your work.
Si comete sabotaje en su lugar de trabajo, naturalmente debe permanecer en su puesto.
4. TOOLS, TARGETS, AND TIMING
4. HERRAMIENTAS, OBJETIVOS Y MOMENTO OPORTUNO
The citizen-saboteur cannot be closely controlled.
El ciudadano-saboteador no puede ser controlado de cerca.
Nor is it reasonable to expect that simple sabotage can be precisely concentrated on specific types of target according to the requirements of a concrete military situation.
Ni tampoco es razonable esperar que el sabotaje simple pueda concentrarse con precisión en tipos específicos de objetivos de acuerdo con los requisitos de una situación militar concreta.
Vocabulary
- Por
- For; by; through; indicates reason or cause.
- ejemplo
- Example; instance used to illustrate something.
- si
- If; conditional conjunction introducing hypothetical situation.
- usted
- You; formal singular pronoun for addressing someone.
- destruye
- Destroys; third person singular of destruir.
- el
- The; definite article for masculine singular nouns.
- de
- Of; from; indicates possession or relationship.
- una
- A; an; indefinite article for feminine singular.
- fábrica
- Factory; facility where goods are manufactured.
- en
- In; on; at; preposition indicating location or time.
- caja
- Box; case; also electrical circuit breaker box.
- central
- Central; main; located at the center.
- casi
- Almost; nearly; approximately; very close to.
- cualquiera
- Anyone; anybody; any person whatsoever.
- podría
- Could; might; conditional form of poder.
- haberlo
- Have done it; past infinitive with direct object.
- hecho
- Done; made; past participle of hacer.
- El
- The; definite article for masculine singular nouns.
- después
- After; afterward; following in time or sequence.
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el.
- anochecer
- Nightfall; dusk; when darkness falls in evening.
- como
- As; like; how; in the manner of.
- que
- That; which; who; relative or subordinate conjunction.
- llevar
- To carry; to take; to wear; to lead.
- cabo
- End; cape; completion; llevar a cabo means to execute.
- contra
- Against; opposed to; in opposition with.
- un
- A; an; indefinite article for masculine singular.
- automóvil
- Automobile; car; motor vehicle for transportation.
- camión
- Truck; large vehicle for carrying cargo goods.
- militar
- Military; relating to armed forces or soldiers.
- es
- Is; third person singular of ser.
- otro
- Other; another; different; additional one.
- acto
- Act; action; deed; performance or doing.
- sería
- Would be; conditional form of ser.
- imposible
- Impossible; cannot be done; not possible.
- No
- No; not; negation or refusal.
- tenga
- Have; subjunctive form of tener.
- miedo
- Fear; fright; anxiety or dread.
- cometer
- To commit; to perform; to undertake.
- actos
- Acts; actions; deeds; plural of acto.
- los
- The; definite article for masculine plural.
- pueda
- Can; may; subjunctive form of poder.
- ser
- To be; to exist; fundamental auxiliary verb.
- directamente
- Directly; immediately; in a straight manner.
- siempre
- Always; at all times; constantly.
- lo
- It; the; direct object pronoun masculine.
- haga
- Do; make; subjunctive form of hacer.
- con
- With; accompanied by; having together.
- poca
- Little; few; small amount of something.
- frecuencia
- Frequency; rate of occurrence; how often.
- excusa
- Excuse; pretext; reason given to justify action.
- dejó
- Left; dropped; past tense of dejar.
- caer
- To fall; to drop; to descend.
- su
- His; her; your; their; possessive adjective.
- llave
- Key; wrench; tool for turning or opening.
- sobre
- On; upon; about; above; over.
- circuito
- Circuit; closed path for electric current flow.
- eléctrico
- Electric; relating to electricity or electrical power.
- porque
- Because; for the reason that; since.
- aéreo
- Aerial; relating to air or aircraft.
- le
- Him; her; you; indirect object pronoun.
- había
- Had; past tense of haber.
- tenido
- Kept; held; past participle of tener.
- despierto
- Awake; alert; not sleeping.
- noche
- Night; period of darkness; hours after sunset.
- anterior
- Previous; prior; preceding in time or order.
- estaba
- Was; past tense of estar.
- medio
- Half; medium; middle; average.
- dormido
- Asleep; sleeping; in state of sleep.
- trabajo
- Work; job; labor; employment or task.
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