Meaning of armed forces | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines, and sometimes, coastguard or border guard, which are tasked with the defence of the nation and its citizens, if necessary through use of deadly force.

plural, plural-normally

Equivalents

Afrikaans weermag

العربية جند جيش قوات قُوَّات مُسَلَّحَة

Azərbaycanca silahlı qüvvələr

Беларуская а́рмія войска

Български армия войски

Bosanski armija vojni vojni vojska армија војска

Català exèrcit

Čeština ozbrojené síly vojsko

Dansk forsvar

Deutsch Armee Kriegsmacht Militär Streitkraft Streitkräfte Streitmacht Wehrmacht

Ελληνικά ένοπλες δυνάμεις στράτευμα στρατός

Español fuerzas armadas

Eesti relvajõud sõjavägi

Euskara armada

Suomi asevoima asevoimat puolustusvoimat sotavoimat

Français forces armées

हिन्दी सेना सैन्य

Hrvatski armija vojni vojni vojska армија војска

Հայերեն զինված ուժեր

Bahasa Indonesia angkatan bersenjata angkatan perang militer tentara

Italiano forze armate

日本語軍隊

ქართული სამხედრო ძალები შეიარაღებული ძალები

ខ្មែរ កងកម្លាំងប្រដាប់អាវុធ កងទ័ព កងយោធពល កម្លាំងទ័ព យោធពល

한국어 군대

Kurdî armada lêger mîlîter

Lietuvių kariuomenė

Latviešu armija bruņotie spēki

Македонски армија војска

Bahasa Melayu tentera

မြန်မာဘာသာ ဗိုလ်ခြေ

Nederlands armee heer heir krijgsmacht leger strijdkrachten strijdmacht troep troepen

Polski armia możność siły zbrojne wojsko

Português forças armadas

Română forțe armate

Русский армия войска вооружённые силы

Slovenčina ozbrojené sily vojsko

Slovenščina vojska

Српски armija vojni vojni vojska армија војска

Svenska försvarsmakt krigsmakt

ไทย กองทัพ การทหาร พลากร

Tagalog hukbong-sandatahan sandatahang-lakas

Türkçe silahlı kuvvetler

Українська армія військо збро́йні си́ли

Tiếng Việt binh lực quân đội

Examples

“What dictators fear most is losing the support of the armed forces, and when this happens, it's as if a ferocious beast has lost its teeth.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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