What does tropa in Portuguese mean?

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

The word tropa in Portuguese means troop, horde, tropa, tropa, tropa, tropa civil, tropa auxiliar, tropa de linha de frente, tropa de paz, tropa de choque, tropa de choque. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tropa

troop

substantivo feminino (conjunto de soldados)

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

horde

substantivo feminino (multidão)

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

tropa

noun (group of soldiers)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
As tropas libertaram a cidade das forças de ocupação.
Troops liberated the town from the occupying forces. This troop has been marching all day.

tropa

noun (statistical study group) (BRA)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Eles examinaram uma tropa de mães para avaliar se a depressão pós-natal prevaleceu entre as mulheres mais jovens ou mais velhas.
They surveyed a cohort of new mothers to gauge whether postnatal depression was more prevalent among younger or older women.

tropa

noun (Scout group) (grupo de escoteiros)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Nossa tropa tem uma viagem de acampamento no próximo final de semana.
Our troop has a camping trip next weekend.

tropa civil

plural noun (US (military: with civil authorities) (EUA militar)

tropa auxiliar

noun ([sth] which facilitates warfare)

tropa de linha de frente

plural noun (soldiers at forefront of fighting)

tropa de paz

noun (armed force that maintains peace)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

tropa de choque

noun (for protests, mob violence, etc.)

The riot police were called to the estate to try to control the situation.

tropa de choque

noun (armed police) (polícia)

When news of the planned protest leaked out, the governor deployed the riot squad.

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