brigada

brigade

brigada(bree-gah-dah)

feminine noun

1. (military unit)

a. brigade

El comandante envió a la brigada de marines para reforzar las defensas de sus aliados.

The commander sent the marine brigade to reinforce their allies' defenses.

2. (police unit)

a. squad

El juez envió a una brigada para desalojar a una familia que no podía pagar el arrendamiento.

The judge sent a squad to evict a family that couldn't pay rent.

3. (work group)

a. team

La brigada solo tenía diez minutos para almorzar, así que se tomaron el descanso en la obra.

The team only had ten minutes to have lunch, so they took their break on the construction site.

b. gang

Como aprendiz de brigada, tengo que trabajar mucho para aprender lo máximo posible de esta profesión.

As apprentice in a gang, I have to work hard to learn the profession as much as possible.

c. squad

La brigada de limpieza limpia cada noche todo el edifico en solo unas pocas horas.

Every night, the cleaning squad cleans the whole building in just a few hours.

masculine or feminine noun

4. (military rank)

a. warrant officer

Al mando de nuestra unidad está el brigada Jones, señor.

Our unit is led by Warrant Officer Jones, sir.

brigada

Noun

1. (military)

a. warrant officer

2. (military)

a. brigade

3. (equipo)

a. squad, team

brigada anticorrupciónfraud squad

brigada antidisturbios/antidrogariot/drug squad

brigada de delitos económicosfraud squad

brigada de estupefacientesdrug squad

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brigada

1 (Mil) brigade

2 (grupo) [de obreros] gang; [de policía] squad

brigada antidisturbios riot squad

brigada antidrogas drug squad

brigada de bombas bomb-disposal unit

brigada de delitos monetarios fraud squad

brigada de estupefacientes drug squad

brigada fluvial river police

brigada móvil flying squad

brigada sanitaria sanitation department

Brigadas Internacionales International Brigades

(Mil) sergeant major