What does militaire in French mean?

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

The word militaire in French means military, military, soldier, military attaché, military chaplain, military aircraft, military plane, military base, military campaign, military parade, demotion, military dictatorship, military school, military academy, war school, war college, military training, do your national service, military mail, military engineering, military government, quartermaster, military intervention, military junta, military march, march, military medal, professional soldier, career soldier, military operation, military police, military academy, military reserve force, military salute, military service, compulsory military service, army surplus, army surplus shop, military land, military court, military tribunal, military uniform, military unit. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word militaire

military

adjectif (relatif à l'armée)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le service militaire n'est plus obligatoire en France.
Military service is no longer compulsory in France.

military

adjectif (propre à l'armée)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La discipline toute militaire qu'il imposait était difficile à vivre.
The military discipline he insisted upon was difficult to live with.

soldier

nom masculin et féminin (membre de l'armée) (army)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tous les militaires se sentent concernés par la perte de l'un des leurs au combat.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. You'd know he was a military man by his bearing.

military attaché

nom masculin (expert militaire)

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

military chaplain

nom masculin (représentant du culte dans l'armée)

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

military aircraft, military plane

nom masculin (avion de l'armée)

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

military base

nom féminin (lieu de stationnement de militaires)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les États-Unis possèdent des bases militaires en Corée du Sud.

military campaign

nom féminin (expédition militaire)

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

military parade

nom masculin (parade de l'armée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous allons regarder le défilé militaire du 14 juillet à la télévision.

demotion

nom féminin (retrait de grade)

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

military dictatorship

nom féminin (régime politique totalitaire)

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

military school, military academy, war school, war college

nom féminin (école de l'Armée)

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

military training

nom masculin (formation physique musclée)

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

do your national service

locution verbale (être appelé à la conscription)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

military mail

nom féminin (affranchissement de temps de guerre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les enveloppes des courriers des poilus portaient la mention « FM ».

military engineering

nom masculin (ensemble des techniques militaires)

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

military government

nom masculin (type de dictature)

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

quartermaster

nom masculin (officier administratif) (military)

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

military intervention

nom féminin (action de l'armée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La France vient de décider une intervention militaire en Centrafrique.

military junta

nom féminin (dictature militaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La junte militaire est un gouvernement de type dictatorial dirigé par l'armée.

military march, march

nom féminin (musique pour les marches de soldats)

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

military medal

nom féminin (France (décoration militaire)

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

professional soldier, career soldier

nom masculin et féminin (soldat engagé)

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

military operation

nom féminin (intervention armée)

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

military police

nom féminin (police gérant les militaires)

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

military academy

nom propre masculin (lycée militaire français)

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

military reserve force

nom féminin (réservistes de l'armée)

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

military salute

nom masculin (geste de la main)

Le salut militaire est dû une fois par jour, par un militaire, à un supérieur.

military service

nom masculin (conscription)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pierre a effectué son service militaire à Metz.

compulsory military service

nom masculin (conscription obligatoire)

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

army surplus

nom masculin (excédent de fournitures)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Paul recherche du surplus militaire dans les brocantes.

army surplus shop

nom masculin (magasin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un surplus militaire ouvrit dans notre rue après la guerre.

military land

nom masculin (terrain appartenant à l'armée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce site fermé est un terrain militaire.

military court, military tribunal

nom masculin (court de justice militaire)

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

military uniform

nom masculin (costume des soldats)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En 1914, le pantalon de l'uniforme militaire des poilus était rouge garance.

military unit

nom féminin (composante d'une armée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a identifié l'unité militaire qui intervenait sur cette zone.

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