England expects

England expects
the first words of a famous signal sent by Admiral Nelson to the ships he commanded, before the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The full signal was ‘England expects that every man will do his duty.’ The phrase ‘England expects’ is sometimes used in a humorous way today:

England expects nothing less than a win in today’s match.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • England expects — that every man will do his duty La Bataille de Trafalgar par Turner (1822–1824) montre les trois dernières lettres du célèbre pavillon sur le HMS Victory. « England expects that every man will do his duty …   Wikipédia en Français

  • England expects — [England expects] the first words of a famous signal sent by Admiral Nelson to the ships he commanded, before the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The full signal was ‘England expects that every man will do his duty.’ The phrase ‘England expects’ is… …   Useful english dictionary

  • England expects that every man will do his duty — was a signal sent by Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson from his flagship HMS Victory as the Battle of Trafalgar was about to commence on 21 October 1805. Trafalgar was the decisive naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars. It gave the… …   Wikipedia

  • England Expects That Every Man Will Do His Duty — La Bataille de Trafalgar par Turner (1822–1824) montre les trois dernières lettres du célèbre pavillon sur le HMS Victory. « England expects that every man will do his duty …   Wikipédia en Français

  • England expects that every man will do his duty — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda …   Wikipedia Español

  • england expects that every man will do his duty — англ. (Инглэнд икспектс зэт эври мэн уилл ду хиз дьюти) «Англия ждет, что каждый выполнит свой долг» слова из боевого приказа адмирала Нельсона перед Трафальгарской битвой 21 октября 1805 г. Толковый словарь иностранных слов Л. П. Крысина. М:… …   Словарь иностранных слов русского языка

  • England expects that every man will do his duty — La Bataille de Trafalgar par Turner (1822–1824) montre les trois dernières lettres du célèbre pavillon sur le HMS Victory. « England expects that every man will do his duty » (« L’Angleterre attend de chacun qu’il fasse son… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • England expects that every man will do his duty — The Battle of Trafalgar ( Die Schlacht von Trafalgar von J. M. W. Turner (mit den Flaggensymboolen für U, T, Y + Ende der Nachricht England expects that every man will do his duty (englisch für: England erwartet, dass jeder Mann seine Pflicht tun …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • England — For other uses, see England (disambiguation). England …   Wikipedia

  • Hannah England — Hannah England …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”