armée

/aʁme/

noun #769 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

army

Grammar

Gender

Examples

l' civile.

He served in the army for six years before returning to civilian life.

L' deployee victimes catastrophe.

The army was deployed to help the victims of the disaster.

benevoles ' mobilisee nettoyer forêt.

An army of volunteers mobilised to clean up the forest.

Armee est un nom feminin designant les forces militaires terrestres d'un pays, par opposition a la marine ou a l'armee de l'air. L'armee de terre (the army, lit. the land army) precise cette distinction. Armee de l'air designe l'aviation militaire.

Au sens figure, une armee de + nom pluriel signifie un grand nombre de : une armee de supporters (an army of supporters). Soldat de l'armee (army soldier) et base militaire (military base) sont des collocations frequentes. S'engager dans l'armee signifie s'enroler.

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