tropa

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tropa
feminine noun
1rank and file (military) (no oficiales); troops (ejército)
  • tropas de asalto -> assault troops, storm troops
  • tropas de choque -> shock troops
  • tropas mecanizadas -> mechanized troops
  • tropas de refresco -> fresh troops
2troop, flock (informal) (multitud)

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tropa [tro’-pah]
noun
1Troop (multitud), a body of soldiers. (f)
2Troop, a small body of calvary. (f)
3A number of people collected together; crowd, multitude; troop, herd. (f)
4Beat to arms. (f)
5(Cono Sur) Convoy of carts (vehículos). (f)
6Rude person (maleducado). (Mexico) (f)
  • En tropa -> in crowds, without order
  • Tropas de asalto -> storm troops

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tropa
sustantivo:femenino
1 (Mil) (soldados rasos) rank and file; ordinary soldiers; (p) (ejército) army
las tropas the troops; ser de tropa to be in the army
tropas de asalto tropa de choque storm troops
2 (multitud) crowd; troop; (peyorativo) mob; troop
3 (Latinoamérica) (Agr) flock; herd
4 (S. Cone) (vehículos) stream of vehicles; (coches) line of cars; (carros) line of carts
5 (México) (maleducado) rude person; (Caribe) (familiar) (tonto) dope; (familiar)

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