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feminine

/bʁi.ɡad/

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Translation

squad, brigade, unit

Word origin

From Italian brigata ('a company, a troop'), from brigare ('to quarrel, to fight'), from briga ('strife'). English 'brigade' and 'brigand' share the root.

Origin: Italian
Root: brigata
English cognates: brigade, brigand

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralbrigades

Examples

The squad arrived in ten minutes.

The police squads work at night.

He is part of the child protection unit.

A whole brigade is guarding the bridge.

She has led the squad for a year.

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This word is part of lesson 54.