army

armée

Un grand groupe organisé de soldats formés pour combattre sur terre.

En anglais simple : A large organized group of soldiers trained to fight on land.

• The army marched towards the city.
• Two armies met on the plain.
• The general commanded an army of twenty thousand soldiers.

Synonymes : land force

Expressions courantes : enemy army, army commander, army troops, join the army

armée, forces armées

L’ensemble des forces militaires d’un pays.

En anglais simple : A country's military forces considered together.

• The army defended the country.
• The government spent more money on the army.
• An army needs trained people and reliable equipment.

Synonymes : military, armed forces

Expressions courantes : national army, join the army, army service

armée

Un très grand groupe de personnes qui travaillent dans le même but.

En anglais simple : A large group of people working towards the same purpose.

• An army of volunteers cleaned the beach.
• She has a small army of helpers.
• An army of workers prepared the stadium for the final.

Comment l'utiliser : an army of people (An army of gardeners maintains these parks.)

Synonymes : crowd, team

Expressions courantes : army of volunteers, army of workers, small army