Simple Sabotage Field Manual — Page 4
Simple sabotage is often an act which the citizen performs according to his own initiative and inclination.
Le sabotage simple est souvent un acte que le citoyen accomplit selon sa propre initiative et ses propres inclinations.
Acts of destruction do not bring him any personal gain and may be completely foreign to his habitually conservationist attitude toward materials and tools.
Les actes de destruction ne lui apportent aucun gain personnel et peuvent être complètement étrangers à son attitude habituellement conservatrice envers les matériaux et les outils.
Purposeful stupidity is contrary to human nature.
La stupidité intentionnelle est contraire à la nature humaine.
He frequently needs pressure, stimulation or assurance, and information and suggestions regarding feasible methods of simple sabotage.
Il a fréquemment besoin de pression, de stimulation ou d'encouragement, ainsi que d'informations et de suggestions concernant les méthodes réalisables de sabotage simple.
(1) _Personal Motives_
(1) _Motifs personnels_
(a) The ordinary citizen very probably has no immediate personal motive for committing simple sabotage.
(a) Le citoyen ordinaire n'a très probablement aucun motif personnel immédiat pour commettre un sabotage simple.
Instead, he must be made to anticipate indirect personal gain, such as might come with enemy evacuation or destruction of the ruling government group.
Au lieu de cela, il doit être amené à anticiper un gain personnel indirect, tel que celui qui pourrait résulter de l'évacuation de l'ennemi ou de la destruction du groupe gouvernemental au pouvoir.
Gains should be stated as specifically as possible for the area addressed: simple sabotage will hasten the day when Commissioner X and his deputies Y and Z will be thrown out, when particularly obnoxious decrees and restrictions will be abolished, when food will arrive, and so on.
Les gains doivent être énoncés aussi précisément que possible pour la zone concernée : le sabotage simple hâtera le jour où le Commissaire X et ses adjoints Y et Z seront chassés, où des décrets et restrictions particulièrement odieux seront abolis, où la nourriture arrivera, et ainsi de suite.
Abstract verbalizations about personal liberty, freedom of the press, and so on, will not be convincing in most parts of the world.
Les formulations abstraites sur la liberté personnelle, la liberté de la presse, et ainsi de suite, ne seront pas convaincantes dans la plupart des régions du monde.
In many areas they will not even be comprehensible.
Dans de nombreuses régions, elles ne seront même pas compréhensibles.
(b) Since the effect of his own acts is limited, the saboteur may become discouraged unless he feels that he is a member of a large, though unseen, group of saboteurs operating against the enemy or the government of his own country and elsewhere.
(b) Étant donné que l'effet de ses propres actes est limité, le saboteur peut se décourager à moins qu'il ne se sente membre d'un grand groupe, bien qu'invisible, de saboteurs opérant contre l'ennemi ou le gouvernement de son propre pays et ailleurs.
Vocabulary
- Le
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- sabotage
- Deliberate destruction or damage to property or work
- simple
- Easy, uncomplicated, or straightforward in nature
- est
- Is (third person singular present of être)
- souvent
- Often; frequently occurring or happening regularly
- un
- A, one (masculine singular indefinite article)
- acte
- An action, deed, or act performed by someone
- que
- That, which, or whom (relative/subordinate conjunction)
- citoyen
- A citizen; member of a state or nation
- accomplit
- Accomplishes, completes, or fulfills (third person singular)
- selon
- According to; in accordance with a standard
- sa
- His or her (feminine singular possessive adjective)
- propre
- Own; proper or characteristic to someone/something
- initiative
- The power to begin or take action independently
- et
- And (basic coordinating conjunction)
- ses
- His or her (plural possessive adjective)
- inclinations
- Preferences, tendencies, or slight bowing movements downward
- Les
- The (plural definite article for any gender)
- actes
- Acts, actions, or deeds (plural of acte)
- de
- Of; from; or used in possession expressions
- destruction
- The action of destroying or ruining something completely
- ne
- Not (negative particle used with verbs)
- lui
- Him, her, or to him/her (indirect object)
- apportent
- Bring, carry, or provide (third person plural)
- aucun
- No, none, or not a single one at all
- gain
- Profit, earnings, or advantage obtained through effort
- personnel
- Personal; private or belonging to one individual
- peuvent
- Can, are able to (third person plural)
- être
- To be; fundamental verb expressing existence or state
- complètement
- Completely; totally or entirely without exception or remainder
- étrangers
- Foreign, strange, or unrelated (plural adjective/noun)
- son
- His or her (masculine singular possessive adjective)
- attitude
- A settled way of thinking or feeling toward
- habituellement
- Usually; commonly or as a general habit or practice
- conservatrice
- Conservative; inclined to preserve or maintain traditions
- envers
- Toward; in the direction of a person/thing
- les
- The (plural definite article for any gender)
- matériaux
- Materials; substances used in making or building
- outils
- Tools; instruments used to accomplish a task
- La
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- stupidité
- Stupidity; the quality of lacking intelligence or reasoning
- intentionnelle
- Intentional; done deliberately or on purpose consciously
- contraire
- Contrary; opposite in nature or character
- nature
- Nature; essential qualities or the physical world
- humaine
- Human; relating to people or human beings
- Il
- He (masculine singular subject pronoun)
- fréquemment
- Frequently; often or happening at regular intervals
- besoin
- Need; necessity or something required for survival
- pression
- Pressure; force applied or social coercion exerted
- stimulation
- Stimulation; action that arouses or encourages activity
- encouragement
- Encouragement; support that makes someone feel confident
- ainsi
- Thus, so, or in this manner therefore
- informations
- Information; facts or knowledge about something specific
- suggestions
- Suggestions; ideas or proposals offered for consideration
- concernant
- Concerning; regarding or relating to something specific
- méthodes
- Methods; ways or procedures for doing something
- réalisables
- Feasible, achievable, or capable of being accomplished
- Motifs
- Motives; reasons for doing something or patterns
- ordinaire
- Ordinary; common or usual in everyday life
- très
- Very; to a great degree or extent
- probablement
- Probably; likely or presumably based on evidence
- motif
- Motive; reason or recurring pattern in art
- immédiat
- Immediate; occurring without delay or intervening time
- pour
- For; in order to or introducing a purpose
- commettre
- To commit; to carry out an action
- Au
- At the, or to the (contraction of à+le)
- lieu
- Place, location, or instead of another thing
- cela
- That; referring to something previously mentioned idea
- il
- He or it (masculine singular subject pronoun)
- doit
- Must, has to, or owes (third person)
- amené
- Brought, led, or caused to reach location
- anticiper
- To anticipate; to expect or foresee in advance
- indirect
- Indirect; not direct or through another person
- tel
- Such, like, or of that kind
- celui
- That one, the one (masculine singular)
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