able-bodied
- Fuente de la expresión
- Merriam-Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary
- Estructura completa
- to be (somebody) able-bodied
- Contexto
- "Sixty-two years ago, the United States was bombed at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese," said Paul Grossnickle. 79. set ting the climate for his eventu al service as a World War II fighter pilot for the U.S. Navy. "That's what really started the Second World War in the Pacific. The Japanese didn't realize they had awakened a sleeping giant. In none of the preceding wars were we attacked, so everyone wanted to do their part for the war effort.
"Whoever was able-bodied and of the right age went into the military. Those who didn't, stayed here and did all their work with the war effort.
- Fuente del contexto
- Times-Union
- Tipo de fuente
- Periódico
- Autor
- Theresa Smith
- Título de la fuente
- Grossnikle served as naval aviator
- Año
- 2004
- Web
- https://books.google.es/books?id=qr4_AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=%22was+able+bodied%22&article_id=4964,4632766&hl=es&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi0uKWW36PxAhUI9IUKHaFYCWoQ6AEwAXoECAgQAg#v=onepage&q=%22was%20able%20bodied%22&f=false
- Idioma
- English
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- Estándar
- Marca dialectal
- General
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