tropa

f.

1 rank and file (military) (no oficiales).

tropas de asalto assault troops, storm troops

tropas de choque shock troops

tropas mecanizadas mechanized troops

tropas de refresco fresh troops

2 troop, flock (informal) (multitud).

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tropa

► nombre femenino

1 MILITAR troops plural, soldiers plural

2 (muchedumbre) crowd

► nombre femenino plural tropas

1 MILITAR troops, fighting soldiers

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tropas de asalto storm troops, shock troops

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noun f.

troop

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SF

1) (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, troop

3) LAm (Agr) flock, herd

4) Cono Sur (=vehículos) stream of vehicles; (=coches) line of cars; (=carros) line of carts

5) Méx (=maleducado) rude person; Caribe * (=tonto) dope *

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femenino

1) (Mil)

a) (soldados rasos)

la tropa — the troops (pl)

b) tropas femenino plural (ejército, soldados) troops

- tropa de asalto

2) (fam) (muchedumbre) horde

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= 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.

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* tropa de tierra = ground troop.

* tropa terrestre = ground troop.

* vehículo blindado para el transporte de tropas = armoured personnel carrier, personnel carrier.

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femenino

1) (Mil)

a) (soldados rasos)

la tropa — the troops (pl)

b) tropas femenino plural (ejército, soldados) troops

- tropa de asalto

2) (fam) (muchedumbre) horde

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= 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.

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tropa

feminine

A (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 file

2 tropas fpl (ejército, soldados) troops

las tropas enemigas se acercaban the enemy troops were approaching, the enemy army was approaching

Compuestos:

● tropa de asalto

assault troops (pl), assault unit o group

● tropas de relevo

relief troops

B

1 (fam) (muchedumbre) horde

2 (CS) (de ganado) herd

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tropa sustantivo femenino

a) (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

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tropa nf

1. Mil [no oficiales] rank and file;

las dependencias de tropa the soldiers' quarters

2. [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 troops

Comp

tropas de asalto assault troops, storm troops;

tropas mecanizadas mechanized troops;

tropa profesional professional soldiers

3. 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 tribe

4. RP [ganado] herd, drove

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tropa

f MIL (soldado raso) ordinary soldier, enlisted man;

tropas troops;

tropas aerotransportadas airborne troops

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tropa nf

1) : troop, soldiers pl

2) : crowd, mob

3) : herd (of livestock)