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draftee

/dræfˈti/ /drɑːfˈti/

Meanings
noun

Recluta, conscripto

One who is drafted (into a military service, etc)

Examples :

"During the Vietnam War, many young men became a draftee and had to serve in the military. "
Durante la guerra de Vietnam, muchos jóvenes se convirtieron en reclutas y tuvieron que servir en el ejército.
military war government nation person

Related Words

Illustration who

who noun

/huː/

Quién

"The teacher asked, "Who will present the project next week?" "

El profesor preguntó: "¿Quién presentará el proyecto la semana que viene?"

Illustration drafted

drafted verb

/ˈdɹæftɪd/ /ˈdɹɑːftɪd/

Redactar, esbozar

"The student drafted an outline before writing his essay. "

El estudiante redactó un esquema antes de escribir su ensayo.

Illustration one

one noun

/wan/ /wɒn/ /wʌn/

Uno

"My son's math test had only one correct answer for the last problem. "

El examen de matemáticas de mi hijo solo tenía una respuesta correcta para el último problema.

Illustration many

many noun

/ˈmæni/ /ˈmɛni/

Multitud, muchedumbre

"Democracy must balance the rights of the few against the will of the many."

La democracia debe equilibrar los derechos de unos pocos contra la voluntad de la multitud.

Illustration became

became verb

/bɪˈkeɪm/

Llegar, venir

"The students became quiet in the classroom when the teacher entered. "

Los estudiantes se quedaron callados en el aula cuando entró el profesor.

Illustration into

into preposition

/ˈɪn.tuː/ /ˈɪn.tu/

Dentro de, en

"Mary danced into the house."

Mary bailó dentro de la casa.

Illustration etc

etc adverb

/ˌɛt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/

Etcétera, etc

"I prefer coffee, tea, cocoa, etc., hot, but some like them iced. "

Prefiero café, té, cacao, etc., calientes, pero a algunos les gustan helados.

Illustration service

service noun

/ˈsɜːvɪs/ /ˈsɝvɪs/

Servicio, ayuda

"I say I did him a service by ending our relationship – now he can freely pursue his career."

Digo que le hice un servicio al terminar nuestra relación; ahora puede seguir libremente su carrera.

Illustration young

young noun

/jʌŋ/

Jóvenes, la juventud

"The young of today are well-educated."

Los jóvenes de hoy están bien educados.

Illustration military

military noun

/ˈmɪl.ɪ.tɹi/ /ˈmɪl.ɪ.tɛɹ.i/

Ejército, fuerzas armadas

"He spent six years in the military."

Pasó seis años en el ejército.

Illustration serve

serve noun

/sɜːv/ /sɝv/

Saque

"Whose serve is it?"

¿De quién es el saque?

Illustration during

during verb

/ˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɔːɹɪŋ/ /ˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/

Durar, perdurar

"The storm during all night. "

La tormenta duró toda la noche.