troop

troop
tru:p
1. noun
1) (a group of ordinary soldiers.) tropa
2) (a crowd or collection (of people or animals): A troop of visitors arrived.) grupo

2. verb
(to go in a group: They all trooped into his office.) ir en tropel/masa
- troops
troop
tr[trʊːp]
noun
1 (group) grupo
2 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL tropa
intransitive verb
1 ir en tropel
plural noun troops
1 soldados nombre masculino plural, tropas nombre femenino plural
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to troop the colour desfilar con la bandera
troop ['tru:p] vi
: desfilar, ir en tropel
troop n
1) : escuadrón m (de caballería)
2) group: grupo m, banda f (de personas)
3) troops npl
soldiers: tropas fpl , soldados mpl
troop
v.
• agruparse v.
• marcharse en tropel v.
• reunir en tropa v.
n.
• compañía s.f.
• escuadrón s.m.
• tropa s.f.
• tropas s.f.pl.
truːp
I
noun
1)
a) (unit) compañía f; (of cavalry) escuadrón m
b) (of Scouts) tropa f
c) (of people) (colloq) tropel m
2) troops pl (soldiers)

our troops — nuestras tropas

500 troops — 500 soldados


II
1.
intransitive verb (+ adv compl)

they trooped past the coffin — desfilaron ante el féretro (frml)

to troop in/out — entrar/salir* en tropel or en masa


2.
vt

to troop the colour — (BrE) desfilar con la bandera

[truːp]
1. N
1) (Mil) tropa f ; [of cavalry] escuadrón m
troops tropas fpl
2) (gen) banda f , grupo m ; (=gang) cuadrilla f
(Theat) = troupe

to come in a troop — venir en tropel or en masa

3) (=sound)

the steady troop of feet — el ruido rítmico de pasos

2.
VI (=walk)

to troop in/past/off/out — entrar/pasar/marcharse/salir en tropel, entrar/pasar/marcharse/salir atropelladamente

3.
VT

to troop the colour — (Brit) presentar la bandera

4.
CPD

troop carrier N — (=plane, ship) transporte m (militar)

troop ship N — (buque m de) transporte m

troop train N — tren m militar

* * *
[truːp]
I
noun
1)
a) (unit) compañía f; (of cavalry) escuadrón m
b) (of Scouts) tropa f
c) (of people) (colloq) tropel m
2) troops pl (soldiers)

our troops — nuestras tropas

500 troops — 500 soldados


II
1.
intransitive verb (+ adv compl)

they trooped past the coffin — desfilaron ante el féretro (frml)

to troop in/out — entrar/salir* en tropel or en masa


2.
vt

to troop the colour — (BrE) desfilar con la bandera


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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