Simple Sabotage Field Manual — Page 9

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Attempts to control simple sabotage according to developing military factors, moreover, might provide the enemy with intelligence of more or less value in anticipating the date and area of notably intensified or notably slackened military activity.

Tenter de contrôler le sabotage simple en fonction de l'évolution des facteurs militaires pourrait, de plus, fournir à l'ennemi des renseignements d'une valeur plus ou moins grande pour anticiper la date et la zone d'une activité militaire notamment intensifiée ou notamment ralentie.

Sabotage suggestions, of course, should be adapted to fit the area where they are to be practiced.

Les suggestions de sabotage doivent, bien entendu, être adaptées à la zone dans laquelle elles doivent être pratiquées.

Target priorities for general types of situations likewise can be specified, for emphasis at the proper time by the underground press, freedom stations, and cooperating propaganda.

Les priorités en matière de cibles pour les types généraux de situations peuvent également être précisées, afin d'être mises en avant au moment opportun par la presse clandestine, les stations libres et la propagande coopérante.

(1) _Under General Conditions_

(1) _Dans les conditions générales_

(a) Simple sabotage is more than malicious mischief, and it should always consist of acts whose results will be detrimental to the materials and manpower of the enemy.

(a) Le sabotage simple est plus que de la malveillance, et il doit toujours consister en des actes dont les résultats seront préjudiciables au matériel et à la main-d'œuvre de l'ennemi.

(b) The saboteur should be ingenious in using his every-day equipment.

(b) Le saboteur doit faire preuve d'ingéniosité dans l'utilisation de son équipement quotidien.

All sorts of weapons will present themselves if he looks at his surroundings in a different light.

Toutes sortes d'armes se présenteront à lui s'il considère son environnement sous un angle différent.

For example, emery dust—a powerful weapon—may at first seem unobtainable, but if the saboteur were to pulverize an emery knife sharpener or emery wheel with a hammer, he would find himself with a plentiful supply.

Par exemple, la poudre d'émeri — une arme puissante — peut sembler introuvable au premier abord, mais si le saboteur devait pulvériser un aiguisoir en émeri ou une meule en émeri à l'aide d'un marteau, il se retrouverait avec une abondante réserve.

An inexperienced person should not, for example, attempt to use explosives, but should confine himself to the use of matches or other familiar weapons.

Une personne inexpérimentée ne devrait pas, par exemple, tenter d'utiliser des explosifs, mais devrait se limiter à l'utilisation d'allumettes ou d'autres armes familières.

(d) The saboteur should try to damage only objects and materials known to be in use by the enemy or to be destined for early use by the enemy.

(d) Le saboteur doit essayer de n'endommager que les objets et matériaux connus pour être utilisés par l'ennemi ou destinés à être utilisés prochainement par l'ennemi.

Vocabulary

Tenter: To attempt or try to do something
de: Of; from; by (preposition)
contrôler: To control or monitor something
le: The (masculine singular article)
sabotage: Deliberate destruction to undermine an organization
simple: Simple; straightforward; uncomplicated
en: In; on; during (preposition)
fonction: Function; job; role or position
évolution: Evolution; development; change over time
des: Of the; some (plural article/preposition)
facteurs: Factors; elements; causes or influences
militaires: Military; relating to armed forces
pourrait: Could; might; would be able to
plus: More; most; plus or additional
fournir: To provide; to supply or furnish
ennemi: Enemy; adversary; opposing force
renseignements: Intelligence; information; details or data
une: A; an (feminine singular article)
valeur: Value; worth; importance or merit
ou: Or; otherwise; alternative choice
moins: Less; least; minus or fewer
grande: Great; large; big or important
pour: For; in order to; to achieve
anticiper: To anticipate; to foresee or predict
la: The (feminine singular article)
date: Date; specific day or time
et: And; plus; combined with
zone: Zone; area; region or territory
activité: Activity; action; engagement or operation
militaire: Military; soldier; armed forces member
notamment: Namely; particularly; especially or notably
Les: The (plural article)
suggestions: Suggestions; proposals; recommendations or ideas
doivent: Must; have to; should or ought
bien: Well; good; properly or indeed
entendu: Understood; agreed; naturally or of course
être: To be; existence; presence or state
adaptées: Adapted; adjusted; modified or suited
dans: In; inside; within or during
laquelle: Which; that; referring to feminine noun
elles: They; them (feminine plural pronoun)
pratiquées: Practiced; carried out; performed or conducted
priorités: Priorities; precedence; order of importance
matière: Matter; subject; material or substance
cibles: Targets; objectives; aims or goals
les: The (plural article)
types: Types; kinds; categories or varieties
généraux: General; broad; overall or widespread
situations: Situations; circumstances; conditions or cases
peuvent: Can; may; able to or possible
également: Also; equally; likewise or similarly
précisées: Specified; clarified; made precise or definite
afin: In order to; so that; for purpose
mises: Put; placed; set forth or launched
avant: Before; in front; prior or ahead
au: To the; at the; in the
moment: Moment; time; instant or occasion
opportun: Opportune; timely; appropriate or suitable
par: By; through; per or via
presse: Press; newspapers; media or printing
clandestine: Clandestine; secret; hidden or underground
stations: Stations; stops; bases or posts
libres: Free; open; unoccupied or available
propagande: Propaganda; promotion; biased information or messaging
Dans: In; inside; within or during
conditions: Conditions; circumstances; requirements or terms
générales: General; broad; overall or widespread
Le: The (masculine singular article)
est: Is; am; are (verb être conjugated)
que: That; which; what or so that
il: He; it (masculine singular pronoun)
doit: Must; should; has to or ought
toujours: Always; still; continually or ever
consister: To consist; to be composed of
actes: Acts; deeds; actions or operations
dont: Of which; whose; from which

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