| English | German | |
| common {adj} [people, soldier etc.] | 160 einfach [Leute, Soldaten etc.] | |
| mil. frontline {adj} [attr.] [also: front-line] [e.g. soldier, duty, visit] | 113 Front- [z. B. Soldat, Einsatz, Besuch] | |
| jobs career {adj} [attr.] [e.g. diplomat, soldier] | 68 Berufs- [z. B. Diplomat, Soldat] | |
| mil. regular {adj} [soldier] | 14 aktiv | |
| UN {adj} [attr.] [member, soldier, etc.] | UNO- [Mitglied, Soldat etc.] | |
Verbs |
| mil. to fall [be killed in a war as a soldier] | im Feld bleiben [als Soldat in einem Krieg getötet werden] | |
| to soldier [serve as a soldier] | als Soldat dienen | |
Nouns |
| Boche [sl.] [disparaging: a German, esp. a German soldier in World War I] | 435 Scheißdeutscher {m} [vulg.] [pej.] | |
| Boche [coll.] [dated] [pej.] [a German, esp. a German soldier in World War I] | 421 Boche {m} [pej.] [Schimpfname der Franzosen für einen Deutschen, bes. im 1. Weltkrieg] | |
| adventurer [soldier of fortune] | 31 Glücksritter {m} | |
| mil. KIA [killed in action] [soldier] | 25 Gefallener {m} [Soldat] | |
| mil. guard [single soldier] | 13 Wachposten {m} | |
| mil. guard [single soldier] | 12 Wache {f} [Wachposten] | |
| mil. forager [soldier detailed to forage] | 11 Furier {m} [veraltend] [Fourier] [Soldat, der für die Verpflegung verantwortlich ist] | |
| hun [coll.] [dated] [pej.] [also: Hun] [German or Austrian, esp. German soldier in World War I or II] | 7 Hunne {m} [pej. für einen Deutschen oder Österreicher, bes. als Soldat im 1. oder 2. Weltkrieg] | |
| mil. formation [aircraft, naval or soldier formation] | 6 Verband {m} | |
| hist. mil. [fanatical soldier, fighting to the end for a lost cause] | Endkämpfer {m} | |
| hist. [pejorative nickname for a Russian or Soviet soldier and the Red Army] | Iwan {m} [veraltet] [pej.] | |
| hist. mil. [WW I German non-combatant equipment service soldier] | Armierungssoldat {m} | |
| arquebusier [soldier armed with a harquebus] | Arkebusier {m} [Soldat mit Arkebuse] | |
| hist. mil. askari [local soldier / policeman of a European colonial power in Africa] | Askari {m} | |
| mil. auxiliary [esp. Am.] [soldier] | Soldat {m} der Hilfstruppe | |
| hist. Confederate [soldier, politician in the American civil war] | Konföderierter {m} | |
| mil. Digger [Aus.] [NZ] [coll.] [esp. WWI and WWII: an Australian, esp. a soldier] | Aussie {m} [ugs.] [auch Aussi] [Australier] | |
| mil. fighter [soldier] | Soldat {m} [Kämpfer] | |
| mil. Gebirgsjäger [mountain soldier] | Gebirgsjäger {m} | |
| mil. GI [esp. a soldier in the US army] | G. I. {m} [ugs.] [(einfacher) amerikanischer Soldat] [auch: GI] | |
| hist. mil. Goum [French North African colonial soldier] | Goum {m} [französischer Kolonialsoldat nordafrikanischer Herkunft] | |
| mil. grenadier [soldier] | Grenadier {m} | |
| mil. irregular [soldier, member of irregular troops] | Irregulärer {m} [Angehöriger irregulärer Truppen] | |
| mil. jawan [Ind.] [soldier (of low rank), infantryman, esp. in the Indian Army] | Soldat {m} [von niedrigem Rang od. Infanterist, bes. in der indischen Armee] | |
| hist. mil. legionary [soldier of the ancient Roman army] | Legionar {m} [selten] [neben „Legionär“; zur eindeutigen Bezeichnung eines Soldaten einer Legion im alten Rom] | |
| hist. mil. peltast [lightly armed type of soldier in ancient Greece] | Peltast {m} [Leichtbewaffneter im Alten Griechenland] | |
| mil. rifleman [a soldier armed with grenade launcher] | Grenadier {m} | |
| hist. mil. targeteer [hist.] [a soldier armed with a targe] | Tartschenträger {m} | |
2 Words: Others |
| mil. fighting fit {adj} [in top shape] [i,e, a soldier] | voll einsatzbereit | |
2 Words: Nouns |
| mil. basket case [Am.] [coll.] [soldier who has all four limbs amputated] | [Kriegsversehrter, dem beide Arme und Beine amputiert wurden] | |
| eight ball [Am.] [sl.] [a person esp. a soldier, often in trouble] | Pechvogel {m} [ugs.] | |
| mil. ground pounder [sl.] [infantry soldier] | Sandlatscher {m} [ugs.] [Infanterist] | |
| mil. military police <MP> [military police soldier] | Militärpolizist {m} | |
| old hare [coll.] [fig.] [seasoned soldier] | alter Hase {m} [ugs.] [fig.] [erfahrener Soldat] | |
| relig. soldier saint [also: soldier-saint] | Soldatenheiliger {m} | |
3 Words: Nouns |
| mil. comrade-in-arms [fellow soldier] | Kriegsgenosse {m} | |
4 Words: Verbs |
| to get one's gear on [soldier etc.] | aufrödeln [ugs.] [bes. mil.] | |
5+ Words: Nouns |
| hist. Frederick William I King in Prussia [called Soldier-King] | Friedrich Wilhelm I. {m} König in Preußen [genannt Soldatenkönig] | |
Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi) |
| entom. T | | |
| entom. T | | |
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