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<blockquote data-quote="The Shaman" data-source="post: 2333365" data-attributes="member: 26473"><p><strong>Glossary</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: green"><strong><u>Glossary</u></strong></span></span></p><p><em>aïn</em>: spring</p><p><em>Alger</em>: city of Algiers</p><p><em>ancien</em>: veteran</p><p><em>Armée de l'Air</em>: French Air Force</p><p><em>baksheesh</em>: gratuities</p><p><em>battaillon de marche</em>: a temporary 'marching' unit or task force</p><p><em>baroudeur</em>: brawler; refers to NCOs who become officers or those of modest social backgrounds in the officer corps - a sign of respect among legionnaires toward their officer</p><p><em>blé</em>: (argot) 'dough', money</p><p><em>bled</em>: the Algerian backcountry</p><p><em>bourdj</em>: small fort or outpost</p><p><em>cabane</em>: (argot) jail</p><p><em>carte nationale d'identité</em>: national identification card - issued to all French citizens</p><p>casevac: casualty evacuation</p><p><em>casseur</em>: (argot) mug, strongarm, muscleman, thug</p><p><em>castor</em>: GMC deuce-and-a-half; also transport truck generally</p><p><em>la chat et le souris</em>: cat and mouse</p><p><em>choc</em>: 'shock' - refers to (1) the five-man assault team in the standard 12-man section and (2) battalions of para-commandos (i.e., 11<em>e Battaillon de Parachutistes de Choc</em>)</p><p><em>commérage</em>: (argot) gossip</p><p><em>commissaire</em>: chief detective</p><p><em>copain</em>: (argot) buddy</p><p>casevac: casualty evacuation</p><p><em>Deuxieme Bureau</em>: French military intelligence bureau</p><p><em>djebel</em>: mountain, mountainous terrain</p><p><em>djellba</em>: hooded robe - traditional Arab garment</p><p><em>douar</em>: small village or nomad’s camp</p><p><em>failek</em>: ALN battalion (roughly 330 soldiers)</p><p><em>fell</em>: abbreviated form of <em>fellagha</em></p><p><em>fellagha</em>: bandit; also FLN soldier or terrorist (derogatory); plural <em>fellouze</em>, <em>fellaghas</em> (informal)</p><p><em>fissa</em>: quickly</p><p><em>flics</em>: (argot) cops</p><p><em>fourragère</em>: a braided cord worn around the left shoulder that signifies a unit citation for valor - the colors of the <em>fourragère</em> correspond to the ribbon associated with a particular decoration, such as the <em>Legion d'Honneur</em> (red), <em>Croix de Guerre</em> (red and blue), and so on</p><p><em>frigo</em>: (argot) 'cooler', jail</p><p><em>katiba</em>: ALN company (roughly 110 men)</p><p><em>képi</em>: a cap with a flat circular top and a visor</p><p><em>képi blanc</em>: the traditional white kepi of the French Foreign Legion - the 'Beau Geste' hat</p><p><em>kufi</em>: Muslim prayer skullcap</p><p><em>hammada</em>: rocky desert plain</p><p><em>Hauts Plateaux</em>: High Pleateau region of Algeria</p><p><em>Hôpital Maillot</em>: Algiers military hospital</p><p><em>inspecteur</em>: detective</p><p>lit up: wounded by gunfire</p><p><em>mal jaune</em>: literally "yellow fever"; refers to legionnaires and soldiers who adopted customs and lifestyle from Indochina</p><p><em>milieu</em>: (argot) French criminal underworld</p><p><em>moghaznis</em>: Muslim villages militia </p><p><em>moudjahiddine</em>: ALN regular soldiers (sing. <em>moudjahid</em>)</p><p><em>moussebiline</em>: ALN irregular guerillas</p><p><em>nana</em>: 'chick', woman</p><p><em>oued</em>: <em>wadi</em> or canyon</p><p><em>paras-colos</em>: colonial parachutists</p><p><em>PC</em>: command post</p><p><em>pieds-noirs</em>: Algerians of European descent (literally 'black feet')</p><p><em>piste</em>: track or trail</p><p><em>pourvoyeur</em>: ammunition carrier</p><p><em>rappelés</em>: recalled conscripts - reservists</p><p><em>ratissage</em>: literally, 'raking' - used to describe sweeps across the <em>bled</em> to locate <em>fellaghas</em></p><p><em>reconaissance à vue</em>: visual reconnaissance; abbreviated 'RAV'</p><p><em>régiment étranger de cavalerie</em>: foreign cavalry (armored) regiment; abbreviated 'REC'</p><p><em>régiment étranger de génie</em>: foreign engineer (sapper) regiment; abbreviated 'REG'</p><p><em>régiment étranger d'infanterie</em>: foreign infantry regiment; abbreviated 'REI'</p><p><em>régiment étranger de parachutistes</em>: foreign parachute regiment; abbreviated 'REP'</p><p><em>régiment de tirailleurs algerienne</em>: Algerian native infantry regiment; abbreviated 'RTA'</p><p><em>régiment parachutistes de coloniaux</em>: 'colonial' (marine) parachute regiment; abbreviated 'RPC'</p><p><em>régiment de chasseurs parachutistes</em>: light infantry paratroop regiment (French Air Force); abbreviated 'RCP'</p><p><em>relégué</em>: (argot) small-time criminal</p><p><em>savate</em>: French martial art that resembles kick-boxing in part</p><p><em>Service d’Itendence</em>: French Army quartermaster corps</p><p><em>Sidi-bel-Abbès</em>: town in western Algeria, home of the French Foreign Legion beginning in 1848</p><p><em>soldat</em>: French Army private (also, any soldier generally)</p><p><em>sous-officiers</em>: non-commissioned officers</p><p><em>spahis</em>: French North African native cavalry</p><p><em>téléphone arabe</em>: word of mouth among Arabs and Kabyles; syn. with "bush telegraph"</p><p><em>tirailleurs</em>: French North African native infantry</p><p><em>unités territoriales</em>: <em>pied-noir</em> home guard or militia units; abbreviated 'UT'</p><p><em>videur</em>: (argot) bouncer</p><p>viet: abbreviation for Vietminh; soldiers and legionnaires who served in Indochina occasionally refer to <em>fellouze</em> as "viets"</p><p><em>voltiguer</em>: rifleman</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: green"><strong><u>French Army ranks and their equivalents</u></strong></span></span></p><p>--<u>Enlisted</u></p><p><em>Légionnaire</em> (private)</p><p><em>Légionnaire première classe</em> (private first class)</p><p><em>Caporal</em> (corporal)</p><p><em>Caporal-chef</em> (senior corporal)</p><p>-- <u>Non-commissioned officers</u></p><p><em>Sergent</em> (sergeant)</p><p><em>Sergent-chef</em> (senior sergeant)</p><p><em>Sergent-chef-major</em> (senior sergeant-major) – rank rarely awarded</p><p><em>Adjudant</em> (warrant officer)</p><p><em>Adjudant-chef</em> (senior warrant officer)</p><p>--<u>Commissioned</u></p><p><em>Aspirant</em> (cadet officer)</p><p><em>Sous-lieutenant</em> (sub-lieutenant)</p><p><em>Lieutenant</em> (lieutenant)</p><p><em>Capitaine</em> (captain)</p><p><em>Commandant</em> (major)</p><p><em>Lieutenant-colonel</em> (lt. colonel)</p><p><em>Colonel</em> (colonel)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Shaman, post: 2333365, member: 26473"] [b]Glossary[/b] [size=3][color=green][b][u]Glossary[/u][/b][u][/u][/color][/size] [i]aïn[/i]: spring [i]Alger[/i]: city of Algiers [i]ancien[/i]: veteran [i]Armée de l'Air[/i]: French Air Force [i]baksheesh[/i]: gratuities [i]battaillon de marche[/i]: a temporary 'marching' unit or task force [i]baroudeur[/i]: brawler; refers to NCOs who become officers or those of modest social backgrounds in the officer corps - a sign of respect among legionnaires toward their officer [i]blé[/i]: (argot) 'dough', money [i]bled[/i]: the Algerian backcountry [i]bourdj[/i]: small fort or outpost [i]cabane[/i]: (argot) jail [i]carte nationale d'identité[/i]: national identification card - issued to all French citizens casevac: casualty evacuation [i]casseur[/i]: (argot) mug, strongarm, muscleman, thug [i]castor[/i]: GMC deuce-and-a-half; also transport truck generally [i]la chat et le souris[/i]: cat and mouse [i]choc[/i]: 'shock' - refers to (1) the five-man assault team in the standard 12-man section and (2) battalions of para-commandos (i.e., 11[i]e Battaillon de Parachutistes de Choc[/i]) [i]commérage[/i]: (argot) gossip [i]commissaire[/i]: chief detective [i]copain[/i]: (argot) buddy casevac: casualty evacuation [i]Deuxieme Bureau[/i]: French military intelligence bureau [i]djebel[/i]: mountain, mountainous terrain [i]djellba[/i]: hooded robe - traditional Arab garment [i]douar[/i]: small village or nomad’s camp [i]failek[/i]: ALN battalion (roughly 330 soldiers) [i]fell[/i]: abbreviated form of [i]fellagha[/i] [i]fellagha[/i]: bandit; also FLN soldier or terrorist (derogatory); plural [i]fellouze[/i], [i]fellaghas[/i] (informal) [i]fissa[/i]: quickly [i]flics[/i]: (argot) cops [i]fourragère[/i]: a braided cord worn around the left shoulder that signifies a unit citation for valor - the colors of the [i]fourragère[/i] correspond to the ribbon associated with a particular decoration, such as the [i]Legion d'Honneur[/i] (red), [i]Croix de Guerre[/i] (red and blue), and so on [i]frigo[/i]: (argot) 'cooler', jail [i]katiba[/i]: ALN company (roughly 110 men) [i]képi[/i]: a cap with a flat circular top and a visor [i]képi blanc[/i]: the traditional white kepi of the French Foreign Legion - the 'Beau Geste' hat [i]kufi[/i]: Muslim prayer skullcap [i]hammada[/i]: rocky desert plain [i]Hauts Plateaux[/i]: High Pleateau region of Algeria [i]Hôpital Maillot[/i]: Algiers military hospital [i]inspecteur[/i]: detective lit up: wounded by gunfire [i]mal jaune[/i]: literally "yellow fever"; refers to legionnaires and soldiers who adopted customs and lifestyle from Indochina [i]milieu[/i]: (argot) French criminal underworld [i]moghaznis[/i]: Muslim villages militia [i]moudjahiddine[/i]: ALN regular soldiers (sing. [i]moudjahid[/i]) [i]moussebiline[/i]: ALN irregular guerillas [i]nana[/i]: 'chick', woman [i]oued[/i]: [i]wadi[/i] or canyon [i]paras-colos[/i]: colonial parachutists [i]PC[/i]: command post [i]pieds-noirs[/i]: Algerians of European descent (literally 'black feet') [i]piste[/i]: track or trail [i]pourvoyeur[/i]: ammunition carrier [i]rappelés[/i]: recalled conscripts - reservists [i]ratissage[/i]: literally, 'raking' - used to describe sweeps across the [i]bled[/i] to locate [i]fellaghas[/i] [i]reconaissance à vue[/i]: visual reconnaissance; abbreviated 'RAV' [i]régiment étranger de cavalerie[/i]: foreign cavalry (armored) regiment; abbreviated 'REC' [i]régiment étranger de génie[/i]: foreign engineer (sapper) regiment; abbreviated 'REG' [i]régiment étranger d'infanterie[/i]: foreign infantry regiment; abbreviated 'REI' [i]régiment étranger de parachutistes[/i]: foreign parachute regiment; abbreviated 'REP' [i]régiment de tirailleurs algerienne[/i]: Algerian native infantry regiment; abbreviated 'RTA' [i]régiment parachutistes de coloniaux[/i]: 'colonial' (marine) parachute regiment; abbreviated 'RPC' [i]régiment de chasseurs parachutistes[/i]: light infantry paratroop regiment (French Air Force); abbreviated 'RCP' [i]relégué[/i]: (argot) small-time criminal [i]savate[/i]: French martial art that resembles kick-boxing in part [i]Service d’Itendence[/i]: French Army quartermaster corps [i]Sidi-bel-Abbès[/i]: town in western Algeria, home of the French Foreign Legion beginning in 1848 [i]soldat[/i]: French Army private (also, any soldier generally) [i]sous-officiers[/i]: non-commissioned officers [i]spahis[/i]: French North African native cavalry [i]téléphone arabe[/i]: word of mouth among Arabs and Kabyles; syn. with "bush telegraph" [i]tirailleurs[/i]: French North African native infantry [i]unités territoriales[/i]: [i]pied-noir[/i] home guard or militia units; abbreviated 'UT' [i]videur[/i]: (argot) bouncer viet: abbreviation for Vietminh; soldiers and legionnaires who served in Indochina occasionally refer to [i]fellouze[/i] as "viets" [i]voltiguer[/i]: rifleman [size=3][color=green][b][u]French Army ranks and their equivalents[/u][/b][/color][/size] --[u]Enlisted[/u] [i]Légionnaire[/i] (private) [i]Légionnaire première classe[/i] (private first class) [i]Caporal[/i] (corporal) [i]Caporal-chef[/i] (senior corporal) -- [u]Non-commissioned officers[/u] [i]Sergent[/i] (sergeant) [i]Sergent-chef[/i] (senior sergeant) [i]Sergent-chef-major[/i] (senior sergeant-major) – rank rarely awarded [i]Adjudant[/i] (warrant officer) [i]Adjudant-chef[/i] (senior warrant officer) --[u]Commissioned[/u] [i]Aspirant[/i] (cadet officer) [i]Sous-lieutenant[/i] (sub-lieutenant) [i]Lieutenant[/i] (lieutenant) [i]Capitaine[/i] (captain) [i]Commandant[/i] (major) [i]Lieutenant-colonel[/i] (lt. colonel) [i]Colonel[/i] (colonel) [/QUOTE]
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