strike the tent

Language:

Meanings:

1.
USUKhistoricalformalarchaicmilitary
- To take down a tent and prepare to depart from a campsite; to break camp.
2.
USUKgeneralfigurativeliterary
- To leave, withdraw, or give up an enterprise, post, or activity.

Examples:

EN: Flower and Bardell, strike the tent. Put it on the mule and follow us behind.
ES: Desmonten la tienda y cárguenla en la mula.
EN: - Can we strike the tent?
ES: -¿Desmontamos la carpa?
EN: Then Lee called out, "strike the tent."
ES: Entonces Lee gritó "Golpeen en la tienda."
EN: Flower and Bardell, strike the tent. Put it on the mule and follow us behind.
ES: Desmonten la tienda y cárguenla en la mula.

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