What does soldat in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word soldat in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use soldat in French.

The word soldat in French means soldier, clear, settle, sell off, end in, pay, good little soldier, lance corporal, private, private, elite soldier, airman, airwoman, tin soldier, the Unknown Soldier. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word soldat

soldier

(militaire) (army)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
De trop nombreux soldats sont morts à la guerre.
Too many soldiers have died in wars.

clear, settle

verbe transitif (apurer les comptes) (debts)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ce chèque soldera nos dettes.
This cheque will clear our debts.

sell off

verbe transitif (vendre au rabais)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
La mercière solde toutes ses bobines de fil.
The haberdasher is selling off all her reels of cotton.

end in

verbe pronominal (se finir, se conclure)

Les négociations se sont soldées par un échec.
The talks ended in failure.

pay

verbe transitif (vieilli (payer un salaire)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ce patron solde ses employés le 5 du mois.
The employer pays his staff on the 5th of the month.

good little soldier

nom masculin (familier, péjoratif (serviteur zélé) (figurative, informal, pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

lance corporal

nom masculin (soldat sous le caporal) (military rank)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

private

nom masculin (soldat de base) (soldier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les secondes classe sont tout en bas de la hiérarchie militaire.

private

nom masculin (soldat de seconde classe) (military rank)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les simples soldats sont sans grades.

elite soldier

nom masculin (militaire surentraîné) (military)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

airman, airwoman

nom masculin (militaire des forces aériennes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

tin soldier

nom masculin (figurine de soldat en plomb)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

the Unknown Soldier

nom propre masculin (mort inconnu incarnant ceux de 14-18) (WWI)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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