brigade

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/brɪˈgeɪd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/brɪˈgeɪd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bri gād′)

Inflections of 'brigade' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
brigades
v 3rd person singular
brigading
v pres p
brigaded
v past
brigaded
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
brigade n (military, etc.: special unit)brigada nf
  escuadrón, batallón nm
  (bomberos)cuerpo nm
 Colonel Smith is the commander of an army brigade.
brigade n figurative, pejorative (group on moral crusade) (desaprobación)fanáticos nmpl
  (desaprobación)grupo de fanáticos nm + loc adj
 My dad is always moaning about the "politically correct brigade."
 Mi papá siempre se queja de los fanáticos de lo políticamente correcto.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
brigade [sth/sb]⇒ vtr (form into brigade)armar una brigada loc verb
 The commander brigaded the troops into a tight formation before beginning the march.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
bucket brigade n (line of people extinguishing fire)cadena humana loc nom f
bucket brigade n figurative (people cooperating in emergency)voluntarios nmpl
fire department (US),
fire brigade (UK) n		 (fire-fighting unit)bomberos nmpl
  cuerpo de bomberos nm + loc adj
  brigada contra incendios nf + loc adj
  departamento de bomberos nm + loc adj
 Someone called the fire department after we lit our bonfire.
 The fire brigade took five hours to put out the house fire.
 Alguien llamó a los bomberos después de que encendiésemos una fogata. // Los bomberos tardaron cinco horas en apagar la casa en llamas.
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'brigade' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
firefighter
Spanish:
brigada - brigada contra incendios - brigada de ornato - brigadista - cuerpo


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