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/aʁme/
Translation
army
Word origin
From the feminine past participle of armer ('to arm'), from Latin armata ('armed (force)'), from arma ('weapons'). English 'army' and 'armada' share the root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- armata
- English cognates
- army, armada
Grammar
Examples
l' civile.
He served in the army for six years before returning to civilian life.
L' catastrophe.
The army came to help the victims of the disaster.
' .
An army of friends came to clean up the forest.
- l' - .
His grandfather joined the army at eighteen.
L' .
The French army won that great battle.
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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