troop

troop  (trp)

n.

1. A group or company of people, animals, or things. See Synonyms at band², flock¹.

2.

a. A group of soldiers.

b. troops Military units; soldiers.

c. A unit of cavalry, armored vehicles, or artillery in a European army, corresponding to a platoon in the U.S. Army.

3. A unit of at least five Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts under the guidance of an adult leader.

4. A great many; a lot.

intr.v. trooped, troop·ing, troops

1. To move or go as a throng.

2. To assemble or move in crowds.

3. To consort; associate.

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[French troupe, from Old French trope, probably from Vulgar Latin *troppu-.]

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troop [truːp]

n

1. a large group or assembly; flock a troop of children

2. (Military) a subdivision of a cavalry squadron or artillery battery of about platoon size

3. (Military) (plural) armed forces; soldiers

4. a large group of Scouts comprising several patrols

5. (Performing Arts / Theatre) an archaic spelling of troupe

vb

1. (intr) to gather, move, or march in or as if in a crowd

2. (Military) (tr) Military chiefly Brit to parade (the colour or flag) ceremonially trooping the colour

3. (Military) (tr) Brit Military slang (formerly) to report (a serviceman) for a breach of discipline

4. (intr) an archaic word for consort [1]

[from French troupe, from troupeau flock, of Germanic origin]

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Troop, Troupe a collection of people; a company; a number of things; soldiers collectively; a company of actors. See also band, party.

Examples: troop of baboons; of bees, 1812; of children, 1833; of dogfish; of doves, 1847; of friends, 1605; of gladiators, 1863; of gypsies, 1711; of kangaroos—Brewer; of lions; of lovers, 1881; of monkeys—Brewer; of sheep, 1587; of soldiers, 1794; of stars, 1601; of tenements; of wolves, 1719; troupe of acrobats; of actors, 1779; of dancers—Brewer; of minstrels, 1584; of players.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	troop - a group of soldiers                   army unit - a military unit that is part of an army shock troops - soldiers who are specially trained and armed to lead an assault
	2.	troop - a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company army unit - a military unit that is part of an army cavalry - a highly mobile army unit
	3.	troop - a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts         scout group, scout troop social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"
	4.	troop - an orderly crowd; "a troop of children" flock crowd - a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"
Verb	1.	troop - march in a procession; "the veterans paraded down the street" promenade, parade march, process - march in a procession; "They processed into the dining room"
	2.	troop - move or march as if in a crowd; "They children trooped into the room" march - walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride; "He marched into the classroom and announced the exam"; "The soldiers marched across the border"

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troop

noun

group, company, team, body, unit, band, crowd, pack, squad, gathering, crew (informal), drove, gang, bunch (informal), flock, herd, contingent, swarm, horde, multitude, throng, posse (informal), bevy, assemblage She was aware of a little troop of travellers watching them.

plural noun soldiers, men, armed forces, servicemen, fighting men, military, army, soldiery the deployment of more than 35,000 troops from a dozen countries

verb

1. plod, trail, tramp, trudge, traipse, drag yourself, schlep (U.S. informal) They all trooped back to the house for a rest.

2. flock, march, crowd, stream, parade, swarm, throng, traipse (informal) The VIPs trooped into the hall and sat down.

Translations

troop [truːp]

A. 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

B. VI (= walk) to troop in/past/off/out → entrar/pasar/marcharse/salir en tropel, entrar/pasar/marcharse/salir atropelladamente

C. VT to troop the colour (Brit) → presentar la bandera

D. CPD troop carrier N (= plane, ship) → transporte m (militar)
troop ship N → (buque m de) transporte m
troop train N → tren m militar

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troop [ˈtruːp]

n

(MILITARY) (= group of soldiers) (in cavalry or tank regiment) → escadron m

[boy scouts] → troupe f

(= group) [people, animals] → groupe m troops

npl (MILITARY) (= soldiers) → troupes fpl
British troops → les troupes britanniques
35,000 troops → 35 000 soldats

modif (MILITARY) [movements, deployment, presence] → de troupes; [reductions, reinforcements, withdrawal] → des troupes

vi
to troop in → entrer en groupe
to troop out → sortir en groupe
They all trooped back to the house → Ils rentrèrent tous à la maison en groupe.

vt (British) to troop the colour → défiler avec le drapeau
troop carrier n

(= truck) → transport m de troupes

(= plane) → avion m de transport militaire

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troop

n

(Mil, of cavalry) → Trupp m; (= unit) → Schwadron f

troops pl (Mil) → Truppen pl; a dozen of our best troops → zwölf unserer besten Soldaten; 200 troops → 200 Soldaten

(of Scouts) → Stamm m

(of people) → Horde f (pej), → Schar f

vi to troop out/in → hinaus-/hineinströmen; to troop upstairs → nach oben strömen; to troop past something → an etw (dat) → vorbeiziehen; to troop away or off → abziehen (inf); to troop up → herbeiströmen

vt (Brit Mil) to troop the colours → die Fahnenparade abhalten; the colours being trooped today → die Fahnen bei der heutigen Parade; the trooping of the colours → die Fahnenparade

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troop:

troop reduction

n → Truppenabbau m

troopship

n → (Truppen)transportschiff nt

trooptrain

n → Truppentransportzug m

troop withdrawal

n → Truppenabzug m

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troop [truːp]

1. n (gen, of scouts) → gruppo (Mil) → squadrone m troops npl (Mil) → truppe fpl

2. vi (walk) to troop in/past/off → entrare/passare/andarsene in gruppo
trooping the colour (Brit) → cerimonia del saluto alla bandiera

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troop

n troop [truːp]

1 a group of ordinary soldiers. troep فِرْقَه، قُوّات ескадрон četa, oddíl enhed die Truppe στράτευμα tropa väeosa گروهی از سربازان sotajoukko troupe חַייָלִים दल vojnici csapat pasukan hersveit, riddaraliðssveit truppa 軍隊 군대 būrys karaspēka vienība sekumpulan askar troep tropp oddział tropa trupă отряд солдат oddiel, jednotka četa trupa trupp กองทหาร askerî birlik 部隊 загін; батарея فوج lính, quân đội 部队

2 a crowd or collection (of people or animals) A troop of visitors arrived. groep جَماعَه، مَجْموعَه група skupina flok die Schar μπουλούκι, τσούρμο grupo salk گروه؛ دسته joukko groupe קְבוּצָה फौज mnoštvo, gomila csoport rombongan hópur, flokkur, hjörð gruppo 群れ 다수의 사람 būrys, grupė, banda grupa; bars; pulks sekumpulan troep flokk, skare gromada, stado bando grup группа; стадо skupina, zástup, dav; kŕdeľ truma čopor skara, skock, hop กลุ่ม kalabalık, sürü 一群 група людей جتھہ، بھيڑ nhóm 一群

v

to go in a group They all trooped into his office. instap يَحْتَشِد، يَتَجَمْهَر събирам се vpadnout troppe op sich scharren συρρέω, πάω με το μπουλούκι ir en tropel/masa marssima دسته جمعی حرکت کردن marssia ryhmänä entrer, aller en groupe לָלֶכֶת בִּקבוּצָה दल बाध कर चलना nahrupiti csoportosul berombongan hópast raggrupparsi 群がる 때를 지어 가다(오다) eiti būriu, sugužėti iet barā; []pulcēties masuk beramai-ramai als groep gaan troppe opp, gå i flokk iść tłumnie andar em grupo a merge în grup двигаться толпой zhromaždiť sa zgrniti se ići u grupi gå (komma) i skock ออกันเข้ามา grup hâlinde gitmek 結隊、成群而行 рухатися натовпом جماعت ميں شکل ميں جانا xúm lại 结队、成群而行

n trooper

an ordinary soldier. soldaat جُنْدي في سِلاح الطَّيران редник vojín (jízdy) soldat der Kavallerist στρατιώτης soldado de caballería sõdur سرباز sotamies soldat (de cavalerie) חַייָל सवार obični vojnik katona prajurit hermaður, riddaraliði soldato (di cavalleria) 兵隊 일반 군인 kareivis ierindnieks; kareivis askar cavalerist soldat żołnierz soldado soldat солдат vojak (jazdectva) konjenik, policist pešadinac menig kavallerist ทหารม้า asker 士兵 солдат فوجي người lính 士兵

n pl troops

soldiers. soldate قُوّات войски vojáci tropper die Truppen στρατεύματα tropas sõdurid سربازان sotilaat troupes גְייָסוֹת फौजी vojska katona, katonaság prajurit herlið truppe 兵隊 군대 kariuomenė karaspēks askar-askar troepen tropper, soldater żołnierze tropas trupe войска vojaci čete trupe trupper, manskap กองทหาร askerler 士兵，軍隊 війська فوج quân đội 士兵，军队