soldat

/sɔl.da/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain Military Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: military. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les soldats

Meaning

  1. soldier

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

militaire

militaire is more general, any military person, of any rank or branch; soldat specifically means "soldier."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

militar

militar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "soldier."

Portuguese

soldado

soldado is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "soldier."

Practice

1 What does soldat mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ monte la garde toute la nuit.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches soldat?

noun

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