legión

  • 41legión — {{#}}{{LM L23584}}{{〓}} {{SynL24165}} {{[}}legión{{]}} ‹le·gión› {{《}}▍ s.f.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} {{♂}}En el Ejército,{{♀}} cuerpo de élite formado por soldados profesionales y especialmente adiestrados para actuar como fuerza de choque. {{<}}2{{>}}… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 42legion — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin legion , legio, from legere to gather more at legend Date: 13th century 1. the principal unit of the Roman army comprising 3000 to 6000 foot soldiers with cavalry 2. a large… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 43Legion — Recorded in many forms which seemingly include: Le Guin. Legahon, Legion, Leggan, Leggan, Legon, Leggon, Leghan, and Leghorn, this is probably an Anglo French surname. It would seem to have at least two possible origins. The first is that it may… …

    Surnames reference

  • 44Legion — 1. Freiwilligentruppe, Söldnerheer. 2. Armee, Heer, Masse, Menge, Reihe, Schar, Vielzahl; (ugs.): Haufen; (emotional verstärkend): Unmenge; (ugs. emotional verstärkend): Unmasse; (häufig abwertend): Horde. * * * Legion,die:⇨Menge(1) Legion→Menge …

    Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • 45legion — The Roman army was organized in legions of between 4,000 and 6,000 soldiers; each legion was divided into ten cohorts. When Jesus asked the name of the Gerasene [[➝ Gerasa]] demoniac whom he had cured, he replied ‘Legion’, indicating that he… …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 46legión — (f) (Intermedio) unidad táctica del ejército profesional de una nación Ejemplos: Hay legiones especializadas en el combate cuerpo a cuerpo y otras que prefieren la lucha guerrillera. Ingresó en la Legión Española cuando tenía apenas 18 años.… …

    Español Extremo Basic and Intermediate

  • 47Legion — Le|gi|on 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: en〉 1. röm. Truppeneinheit 2. Name verschiedener Truppen; FremdenLegion 3. unbestimmt große Anzahl, große Menge; ihre Zahl war Legion [Etym.: <lat. legio, eigtl. »auserlesene Mannschaft«; zu legere »lesen,… …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 48legion — le|gion1 [ˈli:dʒən] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: Latin legio, from legere; LEGEND] 1.) a large group of soldiers, especially in ancient Rome 2.) literary a large number of people legion 2 legion2 adj …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 49legion — 1. noun 1) a military legion Syn: brigade, regiment, battalion, company, troop, division, squadron, squad, platoon, phalanx, unit, force 2) the legions of TV cameras Syn …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 50legion — /ˈlidʒən / (say leejuhn) noun 1. an infantry brigade in the army of ancient Rome, numbering from 3000 to 6000 soldiers, and usually combined with from 300 to 700 cavalry. 2. one of certain military bodies of modern times, as the Foreign Legion. 3 …