ARMY - Translation from English into German

army [ˈɑ:mi, Am ˈɑ:rmi] N

1. army MIL:

army: Armee f <-, -me̱·en>

the army: das Heer

[to be] in the army: beim Militär [sein]

to go into [or join] the army: zum Militär gehen

2. army fig:

army: Schwarm m <-(e)s, Schwạ̈r·me>

army: Heer nt <-(e)s, -e>

I. army ˈsur·plus N

army surplus: Militärüberschuss m (überzählige Armeebestände an Kleidung etc., die von der Allgemeinheit erworben werden können)

II. army ˈsur·plus N modifier

army surplus (boots, clothing, rucksacks, tents):

army surplus: Militär-

army surplus store: Army Shop m

ˈarmy of·fic·er N

army officer: Armeeoffizier m

army regu·ˈla·tions N

army regulations: Militärdienstvorschrift f

ˈarmy brat N inf

army brat: Militärsprössling m inf hum

ˈarmy base N

army base: Militärlager nt

ˈarmy ant N

army ant: Wanderameise f

oc·cu·py·ing ˈarmy N + sing/pl vb

occupying army: Besatzungsarmee f <-, -n>

regu·lar ˈarmy N

regular army: Berufsheer nt <-(e)s, -e>

stand·ing ˈarmy N + sing/pl vb

standing army: stehendes Heer

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be put on full alert army: in Gefechtsbereitschaft versetzt werden

to be inducted [into the army]: eingezogen werden

to be beleaguered by an army/reporters: von einer Armee/Reportern belagert werden

to reconstruct an army/economy/a government: eine Armee/Wirtschaft/Regierung wiederherstellen

to be invalided out of the army: wegen Dienstuntauglichkeit aus dem Militärdienst entlassen werden

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

This deviates from the traditional hyper-localized and temporary presence of previously studied army ants in their foraging areas.

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The normal call is a loud "stick", but when following army ants, the groups keep up a noisy chatter.

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The school plans to build a large-scale model of an army ant that will welcome visitors to school's biology and physics building.

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As many other species of antbirds, it regularly follows swarms of army ants.

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Some species follow army ants, eating from the disturbance created.

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Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

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In virtually all armies, sexual assaults against women – and also against men who do not correspond to the accepted model of masculinity – occur far more frequently than in civilian life.

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In praktisch allen Armeen sind sexuelle Übergriffe auf Frauen - und auch auf Männer, die nicht dem gängigen Männlichkeitsmuster entsprechen - weit häufiger als im Zivilleben.

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