🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Forças auxiliares

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈfoʁsɐz awziˈleɾɨs

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Auxiliary Forces/ɔːɡˈzɪl.jə.ri fɔːrsɪz/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"As forças auxiliares foram enviadas para ajudar."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Military units that provide support to primary forces.

    "The auxiliary forces were deployed to assist in humanitarian efforts during the crisis."
  2. 2

    Additional personnel or resources that enhance the effectiveness of a main group.

    "The auxiliary forces played a crucial role in the success of the operation."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'auxiliary' originates from the Latin word 'auxiliaris', meaning 'helping' or 'assisting', which evolved through Middle English. 'Forces' comes from the Latin 'fortis', meaning 'strong', and has been used in English since the 14th century to denote power or strength.

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