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TATTOO [3 records]

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Record 1 2014-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ceremonial and Traditions (Military)
DEF

A traditional, colourful ceremony combining spirited movements of the troops and martial music.

OBS

It recreates duties of past centuries, such as closing the gate, troops returning to their quarters for the night, and the posting of the guard. It encompasses three events: the tattoo, the retreat and the lowering of the national flag.

OBS

sunset ceremony: term to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

OBS

Terminology officially approved by the Naval Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cérémonial et traditions (Militaire)
DEF

Cérémonie traditionnelle haute en couleur qui combine les mouvements pleins de vivacité des troupes et le ton de la musique martiale.

OBS

Elle recrée les fonctions de jadis, comme la fermeture de la barrière, la rentrée des troupes à leurs quartiers pour la nuit et la mise en place de la garde. Elle comporte trois éléments : le tattoo, la retraite et le salut au drapeau national.

OBS

cérémonie du crépuscule : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l’Armée de terre.

OBS

cérémonie du crépuscule : terme d’usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

cérémonie de la descente des couleurs : terminologie officialisée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ceremonial and Traditions (Military)
DEF

An event of the sunset ceremony, in which a signal is sounded to recall the troops to their quarters for the night.

OBS

Plural: tattoos.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cérémonial et traditions (Militaire)
DEF

Élément de la cérémonie du crépuscule au cours duquel un signal est donné pour rappeler les troupes à leurs quartiers pour la nuit.

OBS

Pluriel : tattoos.

OBS

tattoo : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ceremonial and Traditions (Military)
  • Naval Forces
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
CONT

... the naval gun run. Regular Force and Reserve teams raced each other through a gruelling obstacle course assembling and taking apart an old wheeled naval gun, finally firing it with blank ammunition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cérémonial et traditions (Militaire)
  • Forces navales
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
OBS

La course faisait partie du Tattoo des Forces canadiennes en 1985.

Spanish

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