militar

/miliˈtaɾ/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
militares

Meaning

  1. soldier

    • O militar saudou.

      The soldier saluted.

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

soldado

militar is more general, a member of the military, could be an officer; soldado specifically means a basic-rank soldier.

Similar in other languages

German

Soldat

Soldat is the German word for the same thing — both mean "soldier."

Spanish

soldado

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

French

soldat

soldat is the French word for the same thing — both mean "soldier."

Practice

1 What does militar mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ saudou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches militar?

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