noun · countable / uncountable · common

infantry

infantry · infantries

піхота

пехота, пехотинцы

Infanterie, Infanterie-Regiment

Soldiers who fight on foot, as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless…Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne).

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/ˈɪnfəntɹi/

» Dan studied psychological warfare techniques at infantry academy.

Дэн изучал методы психологической войны в пехотном училище.

Meaning

4 senses

(countable, uncountable)Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne).
Infanterie
пехо́таpexóta, пехоти́нцыpexotíncy
піхо́таpixóta
an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
(uncountable)The part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers, especially opposed to mounted and technical troops.
Infanterie
пехо́таpexóta
піхо́таpixóta
(countable, uncountable)A regiment of infantry.
Infanterie-Regiment
(colloquial, countable, humorous, uncountable)Infants; children.

Examples

12 sentences

Dan studied psychological warfare techniques at infantry academy.
ruДэн изучал методы психологической войны в пехотном училище.
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The twelfth infantry regiment suffered great losses during this skirmish.
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The infantry soldier is only a pawn in the game of war.
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He joined the infantry.
ruОн поступил в пехоту.
deEr trat in die Infanterie ein.
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Ziri joined the infantry.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

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Русский

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soldiers who fight on foot:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

soldiers who fight on foot:

regiment of infantry:

Origin

From Middle French infanterie, from older Italian, possibly from Spanish infantería (“foot

From Middle French infanterie, from older Italian, possibly from Spanish infantería (“foot soldiers, force composed of those too inexperienced or low in rank for cavalry”), from infante (“foot soldier”), originally "a youth", either way from Latin īnfāns (“child”); see there for more.

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