commando (redirected from commandos)

com·man·do  (k-mnd)

n. pl. com·man·dos or com·man·does

1.

a. A small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas.

b. A member of such a force.

2.

a. An organized force of Boer troops in South Africa.

b. A raid made by such a force.

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[Afrikaans kommando, from Dutch commando, unit of troops, from Spanish comando, from comandar, to command, from Late Latin commandre; see command.]

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commando [kəˈmɑːndəʊ]

n pl -dos, -does

1. (Military)

a.  an amphibious military unit trained for raiding

b.  a member of such a unit

2. (Military) the basic unit of the Royal Marine Corps

3. (Historical Terms) (originally) an armed force raised by Boers during the Boer War

4. (modifier) denoting or relating to a commando or force of commandos a commando raid a commando unit

[from Afrikaans kommando, from Dutch commando command, from French commander to command]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	commando - a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids ranger armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" military man, serviceman, man, military personnel - someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"
	2.	commando - an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory military force, military group, military unit, force - a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" sayeret, Sayeret Mat'kal, Sayeret Matkal - Israel's elite secret commando unit responsible for counterterrorist and top secret intelligence gathering and hostage rescue missions SAS, Special Air Service - a specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against terrorist groups)

Translations

commando [kəˈmɑːndəʊ] N (commandos or commandoes (pl)) (= man, group) → comando m

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commando [kəˈmɑːndəʊ] n

(= person) → commando m

(= group) → commando m
command performance n → représentation en l'honneur d'un roi ou d'un chef d'état)f de gala >
command post n → poste m de commandement

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commando

n pl <-s> (Mil) (= soldier) → Angehörige(r) m → eines Kommando(trupp)s; (= unit) → Kommando (→ trupp m) nt

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commando [kəˈmɑːndəʊ] n (group) → commando m inv; (soldier) → soldato appartenente ad un commando

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commando [kəˈmɑːndəʊ] n (group) → commando m inv; (soldier) → soldato appartenente ad un commando

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commando

n commando [kəˈmaːndəu]

(a member of) a unit of troops specially trained for tasks requiring special courage and skill. kommando فِدائي، مِغْوار отряд komando kommando das Kommando καταδρομέας comando eriüksus کماندو؛ تکاور kommandoryhmä commando חָיַל קוֹמָנדוֹ कमांडो jedinica komandosa kommandó komando hermaður í sérsveit commando 奇襲特攻隊 특수 부대 komandosas desantvienība; desantnieks komando commando kommando(soldat) komandos, oddział komandosów comando comando командос komando komandos komandos kommandosoldat, -trupp สมาชิกของหน่วยจู่โจม komando 突擊隊(員) диверсійно-десантний загін کمانڈو ، گوریلا ، جنگجو lính biệt kích 突击队