Simple Sabotage Field Manual — Page 13
It will burn slowly without a flame (in much the same way that a cigarette burns) until it reaches the grease and gunpowder; it will then flare up suddenly.
Arderá lentamente sin llama (de la misma manera que arde un cigarrillo) hasta que alcance la grasa y la pólvora; entonces se encenderá de repente.
The grease-treated string will then burn with a flame.
La cuerda tratada con grasa arderá entonces con llama.
The same effect may be achieved by using matches instead of the grease and gunpowder.
El mismo efecto puede lograrse usando fósforos en lugar de la grasa y la pólvora.
Run the string over the match heads, taking care that the string is not pressed or knotted.
Pase la cuerda por encima de las cabezas de los fósforos, teniendo cuidado de que la cuerda no quede apretada ni anudada.
They too will produce a sudden flame.
Estos también producirán una llama repentina.
The advantage of this type of fuse is that string burns at a set speed.
La ventaja de este tipo de mecha es que la cuerda arde a una velocidad constante.
You can time your fire by the length and thickness of the string you chose.
Puede calcular el tiempo de su incendio según la longitud y el grosor de la cuerda que elija.
(4) Use a fuse such as; the ones suggested above to start a fire in an office after hours.
(4) Use una mecha como las sugeridas anteriormente para iniciar un incendio en una oficina fuera del horario laboral.
The destruction of records and other types of documents would be a serious handicap to the enemy.
La destrucción de registros y otros tipos de documentos sería un grave obstáculo para el enemigo.
(5) In basements where waste is kept, janitors should accumulate oily and greasy waste.
(5) En los sótanos donde se guarda la basura, los conserjes deben acumular desperdicios aceitosos y grasientos.
Such waste sometimes ignites spontaneously, but it can easily be lit with a cigarette or match.
Dichos desperdicios a veces se encienden espontáneamente, pero pueden encenderse fácilmente con un cigarrillo o un fósforo.
If you are a janitor on night duty, you can be the first to report the fire, but don't report it too soon.
Si usted es un conserje de turno nocturno, puede ser el primero en reportar el incendio, pero no lo reporte demasiado pronto.
(6) A clean factory is not susceptible to fire, but a dirty one is.
(6) Una fábrica limpia no es susceptible al fuego, pero una sucia sí lo es.
Workers should be careless with refuse and janitors should be inefficient in cleaning.
Los trabajadores deben ser descuidados con la basura y los conserjes deben ser ineficientes en la limpieza.
If enough dirt and trash can be accumulated an otherwise fireproof building will become inflammable.
Si se acumula suficiente suciedad y basura, un edificio que de otro modo sería resistente al fuego se volverá inflamable.
Vocabulary
- Arderá
- Will burn or will be on fire.
- lentamente
- Slowly or at a slow pace.
- sin
- Without or lacking something.
- llama
- Flame or fire from combustion.
- de
- Of, from, or belonging to.
- la
- The feminine singular article.
- misma
- Same or identical feminine form.
- manera
- Way, manner, or method of doing.
- que
- That, which, or what.
- arde
- Burns or is on fire.
- un
- A or an masculine singular article.
- cigarrillo
- Cigarette or small rolled tobacco product.
- hasta
- Until or up to a point.
- alcance
- Reach, range, or extent of something.
- grasa
- Fat, grease, or oily substance.
- pólvora
- Gunpowder or explosive powder substance.
- entonces
- Then, at that time or moment.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun or passive voice marker.
- encenderá
- Will ignite or will light up.
- repente
- Sudden or unexpected moment in time.
- La
- The feminine singular article.
- cuerda
- Rope, cord, or string material.
- tratada
- Treated or processed feminine form.
- con
- With or accompanied by something.
- El
- The masculine singular article.
- mismo
- Same or identical masculine form.
- efecto
- Effect, result, or consequence achieved.
- puede
- Can or is able to do.
- lograrse
- To be achieved or accomplished.
- usando
- Using or employing something.
- fósforos
- Matches or matchsticks for ignition.
- en
- In, on, or at location.
- lugar
- Place, location, or position.
- Pase
- Pass or move across something.
- por
- By, through, or for reason.
- encima
- Above, over, or on top.
- las
- The feminine plural article.
- cabezas
- Heads or top parts of body.
- los
- The masculine plural article.
- teniendo
- Having or holding something.
- cuidado
- Care, caution, or attention needed.
- no
- Not or negative negation marker.
- quede
- Remain or stay in condition.
- apretada
- Tight, tightly fastened, or squeezed.
- ni
- Neither or nor conjunction marker.
- anudada
- Knotted or tied with knots.
- Estos
- These or these ones masculine plural.
- también
- Also, likewise, or as well.
- producirán
- Will produce or will create.
- una
- A or an feminine singular article.
- repentina
- Sudden or unexpected feminine form.
- ventaja
- Advantage or beneficial position gained.
- este
- This or this one masculine.
- tipo
- Type, kind, or category.
- mecha
- Fuse, wick, or ignition device.
- es
- Is or equals something.
- velocidad
- Speed or rate of movement.
- constante
- Constant or unchanging throughout time.
- Puede
- Can or is able to.
- calcular
- Calculate or compute mathematical values.
- el
- The masculine singular article.
- tiempo
- Time or duration of events.
- su
- His, her, its, or their.
- incendio
- Fire or major burning incident.
- según
- According to or depending on.
- longitud
- Length or extent of distance.
- grosor
- Thickness or extent of width.
- elija
- Choose or select from options.
- Use
- Use or employ for purpose.
- como
- Like, as, or how something.
- sugeridas
- Suggested or recommended feminine plural.
- anteriormente
- Previously or earlier in time.
- para
- For, to, or in order.
- iniciar
- Initiate or begin something new.
- oficina
- Office or workplace location.
- fuera
- Outside or beyond a location.
- del
- Of the or from the.
- horario
- Schedule or working hours period.
- laboral
- Work-related or pertaining to labor.
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