troops
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troops(
trups
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. los soldados (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We had to deploy over 2,000 troops abroad to aid in the war effort.Tuvimos que destinar más de 2,000 soldados al extranjero para ayudar con el esfuerzo bélico.
b. las tropas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We greeted our troops at the airport after they came back from war.Recibimos a nuestras tropas en el aeropuerto cuando regresaron de la guerra.
troop
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (military)
a. la tropa (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The discontentment among the soldiers in the troop almost led to an uprising.El descontento entre los soldados de la tropa casi provocó una insurreción.
b. la compañía (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The sergeant led his troop into battle.El sargento condujo su compañía a la batalla.
c. el escuadrón (M) (of cavalry)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
When the riot got out of control, the mounted troops came to break it up.Cuando el disturbio se salió de control, los escuadrones a caballo vinieron a dispersarlo.
3. (group)
b. la tropa (F) (of Scouts)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Our Boy Scout troop just got back from a camping trip.Nuestra tropa de boyscouts acaba de regresar de un campamento.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
All of the guests trooped out of the chapel once the wedding ended.Todos los invitados salieron en tropel de la capilla cuando la boda terminó.
The children on the field trip trooped into the museum.Los chicos que estaban de excursión entraron en tropel al museo.
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