🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Mitglied der Streitkräfte

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Mitglied der Streitkräfte

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Armed Forces Member/ɑːrmd ˈfɔːr.sɪz ˈmɛm.bər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Ein Mitglied der Streitkräfte wird oft in verschiedenen Ländern eingesetzt."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who is a member of a country's military forces.

    "An armed forces member is often deployed to various locations around the world."
  2. 2

    A person who serves in the army, navy, air force, or other military branches.

    "Many armed forces members participate in training exercises to prepare for potential missions."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'armed forces' originates from the combination of 'armed', derived from the Old English 'earmian', meaning to equip or furnish with weapons, and 'forces', from Latin 'fortis', meaning strong or powerful. The phrase evolved in the context of military organization during the 17th century, reflecting the collective body of military personnel.

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🇫🇷French → English

Membre des forces armées

Transliteration: Membre des forces armées

"Un membre des forces armées est souvent déployé à l'étranger."

🇩🇪German → English

Mitglied der Streitkräfte

Transliteration: Mitglied der Streitkräfte

"Ein Mitglied der Streitkräfte wird oft in verschiedenen Ländern eingesetzt."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Membro delle forze armate

Transliteration: Membro delle forze armate

"Un membro delle forze armate partecipa a esercitazioni di addestramento."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Miembro de las fuerzas armadas

Transliteration: Miembro de las fuerzas armadas

"Un miembro de las fuerzas armadas a menudo es desplegado en el extranjero."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Membro das forças armadas

Transliteration: Membro das forças armadas

"Um membro das forças armadas participa de exercícios de treinamento."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

सशस्त्र बल का सदस्य

Transliteration: Sashastr bal ka sadasya

"एक सशस्त्र बल का सदस्य अक्सर विदेश में तैनात होता है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

武装部队成员

Transliteration: Wǔzhuāng bùduì chéngyuán

"武装部队成员经常被派往世界各地。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

군대 구성원

Transliteration: Gundae guseongwon

"군대 구성원은 종종 해외에 배치됩니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

軍隊のメンバー

Transliteration: Guntai no menbā

"軍隊のメンバーはしばしば海外に派遣されます。"

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