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commando

commando unit, commando

noun koh-MAHN-doh Rare

Origin: Afrikaans 'kommando' via Portuguese 'comando'

Usage Note

Commando is masculine and can refer either to the specialized military unit or to an individual member of such a unit. Une opération commando uses it as an invariable adjective meaning 'commando-style'.

Examples

"Le commando a neutralisé la cible en silence."

Natural Translation

The commando unit neutralized the target silently.

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