- tropa
- f.1 rank and file (military) (no oficiales).tropas de asalto assault troops, storm troopstropas de choque shock troopstropas mecanizadas mechanized troopstropas de refresco fresh troops2 troop, flock (informal) (multitud).* * *tropa► nombre femenino1 MILITAR troops plural, soldiers plural2 (muchedumbre) crowd► nombre femenino plural tropas1 MILITAR troops, fighting soldiers\FRASEOLOGÍAtropas de asalto storm troops, shock troops* * *noun f.troop* * *SF1) (Mil) (=soldados rasos) rank and file, ordinary soldiers pl ; (=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; pey mob, troop3) LAm (Agr) flock, herd4) Cono Sur (=vehículos) stream of vehicles; (=coches) line of cars; (=carros) line of carts5) Méx (=maleducado) rude person; Caribe * (=tonto) dope ** * *femenino1) (Mil)a) (soldados rasos)la tropa — the troops (pl)
b) tropas femenino plural (ejército, soldados) troops2) (fam) (muchedumbre) horde* * *= troop, host.Ex. Even Hannibal's crossing of the Alps in 218 B.C., with his Carthaginian troops and equipment, was a remarkable organizational feat.Ex. This song is about what happened when our valley was attacked by the hosts of Mordor.----* tropa de tierra = ground troop.* tropa terrestre = ground troop.* vehículo blindado para el transporte de tropas = armoured personnel carrier, personnel carrier.* * *femenino1) (Mil)a) (soldados rasos)la tropa — the troops (pl)
b) tropas femenino plural (ejército, soldados) troops2) (fam) (muchedumbre) horde* * *= troop, host.Ex: Even Hannibal's crossing of the Alps in 218 B.C., with his Carthaginian troops and equipment, was a remarkable organizational feat.
Ex: This song is about what happened when our valley was attacked by the hosts of Mordor.* tropa de tierra = ground troop.* tropa terrestre = ground troop.* vehículo blindado para el transporte de tropas = armoured personnel carrier, personnel carrier.* * *tropafeminineA (Mil)1(soldados rasos): la tropa the troops (pl)hay gran descontento entre la tropa there is a lot of discontent among the troops o the rank and file2 tropas fpl (ejército, soldados) troopslas tropas enemigas se acercaban the enemy troops were approaching, the enemy army was approachingCompuestos:● tropa de asaltoassault troops (pl), assault unit o group● tropas de relevorelief troopsB1 (fam) (muchedumbre) horde2 (CS) (de ganado) herd* * *
tropa sustantivo femeninoa) (soldados rasos):◊ la tropa the troops (pl)b)◊ tropas sustantivo femenino plural (ejército, soldados) troops
tropa sustantivo femenino
1 Mil troop
tropa de asalto, assault troops
2 fam (de niños, etc) mob, troop: vino Juan con toda la tropa, Juan came with all his family
'tropa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contingente
- alinear
- amotinar
- disponer
- ejercitar
English:
rank
* * *tropa nf1. Mil [no oficiales] rank and file;las dependencias de tropa the soldiers' quarters2. [ejército] troops;la retirada de la tropa enemiga the withdrawal of enemy troops;las tropas británicas/de tierra British/ground troops;las tropas de la OTAN NATO forces o troopsComptropas de asalto assault troops, storm troops;tropas mecanizadas mechanized troops;tropa profesional professional soldiers3. Fam [multitud] troop;una tropa de madridistas a horde of Real Madrid supporters;se presentó con toda la tropa he turned up with the whole tribe4. RP [ganado] herd, drove* * *tropaf MIL (soldado raso) ordinary soldier, enlisted man;tropas troops;tropas aerotransportadas airborne troops* * *tropa nf1) : troop, soldiers pl2) : crowd, mob3) : herd (of livestock)
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.