Dunkirk spirit: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    UKHistoricalGlobalneutralfigurative
    • Collective determination, stoicism, and resolve shown by civilians and service personnel in the face of severe hardship or danger, especially characterized by calm courage.

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    • The community showed true Dunkirk spirit by coming together to rebuild after the flood.

      The community showed collective determination and calm courage by coming together to rebuild after the flood.

    • Facing the economic crisis, the workers exhibited Dunkirk spirit, refusing to give up despite hardships.

      Facing the economic crisis, the workers exhibited stoicism and resolve, refusing to give up despite hardships.

    • Her calm under pressure during the emergency was a perfect example of Dunkirk spirit.

      Her calm courage during the emergency was a perfect example of collective determination.

  • 2.

    UKHistoricalGlobalneutralinformalfigurative
    • Resourceful improvisation and communal solidarity in a crisis, including quick, practical action and mutual aid to overcome adversity.

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    • By pooling their resources and skills, the neighbors demonstrated Dunkirk spirit to fix the broken power lines quickly.

      By pooling their resources and skills, the neighbors demonstrated resourceful improvisation and mutual aid to fix the broken power lines quickly.

    • The staff showed Dunkirk spirit by improvising with limited supplies to keep the hospital running during the blackout.

      The staff showed resourceful communal solidarity by improvising with limited supplies to keep the hospital running during the blackout.

    • In the face of the sudden storm, the rescue team’s Dunkirk spirit was evident in their quick, practical response and teamwork.

      In the face of the sudden storm, the rescue team’s resourceful improvisation and mutual aid were evident in their quick, practical response and teamwork.

Examples:

  • EN: Where's your Dunkirk spirit?
    ES: ¿Y el espíritu de Dunkirk?
  • EN: I'm sure, with a little Dunkirk spirit...
    ES: De seguro que con algo de espíritu solidario...
  • EN: Remember the Dunkirk spirit and run like hell.
    ES: Entonces acuérdense de Dunkerque y corran lo más rápido que puedan.
  • EN: The "Dunkirk spirit" is born.
    ES: "Dunkerque espíritu ha nacido"
  • EN: Dunkirk spirit, and all of that.
    ES: El espíritu de Dunkerque, y todo eso.
  • EN: That's the old Dunkirk spirit.
    ES: Ese es el viejo espíritu Dunkerque.
  • EN: Come on, show a bit of Dunkirk spirit.
    ES: Vamos, muestren un poco de espíritu Dunkirk.
  • EN: "you know, it's a bit... "it's a bit fucking Dunkirk spirit, you know, "a bit stiff upper lip.
    ES: Aguantemos con entereza, seamos firmes.
  • EN: What is known as the "Dunkirk spirit"?
    HI: "भूत कण" के रूप में क्या जाना जाता है?
  • EN: Even so, in those fist days of June 1940, The "Dunkirk spirit" is born.
    ID: Meski pun demikian, pada hari-hari pertama Juni 1940 'Semangat Dunkirk' lahir.
  • EN: "it's a bit fucking Dunkirk spirit, you know,
    ID: "Ini sedikit semangat Dunkirk, kau tahu,"
  • EN: Where's that Dunkirk spirit?
    ES: ¿Dónde está ese espiritu Dunkerque?
  • EN: But us British, we're used to a bit more vitality, imagination, touch of the Dunkirk spirit, know what I mean?
    ES: Aquí nos gusta la vitalidad, la imaginación, el espíritu de Dunkerque.
  • EN: Full marks for Dunkirk spirit.
    ES: Pero un 10 en espíritu de lucha.

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