Paratrooper

Noun CEFR C1

ˈpæɹətɹuːpə

Definitions

A type of soldier who is trained to enter combat zones by parachuting from aircraft.

Equivalents

Españolparacaidista paracaidista militar

Françaispara parachutiste parachutiste militaire

DeutschFallschirmjäger

29 more languages

العربيةالجندي المظلي مِظَلِّيّ

Bosanskipadobranac para падобранац

Catalàparacaigudista

Češtinavýsadkář

Danskfaldskærmsjæger faldskærmssoldat

Ελληνικάαλεξιπτωτιστής αλεξιπτωτίστρια

Suomilaskuvarjojääkäri

Galegoparacaidista paracaidista militar

हिन्दीछतरी सैनिक

Hrvatskipadobranac para падобранац

Magyarejtőernyős

Bahasa Indonesiapara

Italianoparacadutista paracadutista militare

日本語空挺兵

ქართულიპარაშუტისტი

Қазақ тілідесантшы парашютші

한국어공수부대

Kurdîpara

Македонскипадобранец

Nederlandsparachutist

Polskispadochroniarz

Portuguêsparaquedista paraquedista militar

Românăparașutist

Русскийдесантник парашютист парашюти́ст-деса́нтник

Српскиpadobranac para падобранац

Svenskafallskärmsjägare fallskärmssoldat

ไทยพลร่ม

Українськаавіадесантник

Tiếng Việtlính dù

Examples

“Upon receiving intelligence reports about the massing of enemy paratroopers, General Peng Dehuai posted a defence regiment at Yan'an airfield, and requested that Mao leave ⟳ Yan'an as soon as possible.”

Mao Zedong: Man, Not God

CEFR level

C1

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See also

Paratroopers Paratroops paratropidid Parattah Paratto paratuberculin

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