Military Vocabulary in French
A useful list of French vocabulary related to military parades
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| un défilé | | a parade |
| un défilé militaire | | a military parade |
| défiler | | to march (in a parade) |
| les Forces Armées | | Armed Forces |
| la Marine | | Navy |
| l'Armée de Terre | | Army / Land Forces |
| l'Armée de l'Air | | the Air Force |
| la Légion Étrangère | | the Foreign Legion |
| l'École Polytechnique | | École Polytechnique [re: most prestigious military academy in France] |
| la Patrouille de France | | French Patrol [re: precision aerobatics demonstration unit of the French Air and Space Force] |
| un avion de chasse | | a fighter jet |
| un pilote | | a pilot |
| survoler | | to fly over |
| un uniforme | | uniform |
| un képi | | a kepi |
| une épaulette | | an epaulette |
| une épée | | a sword |
| un officier | | an officer |
| un soldat | | a soldier |
| un fusilier | | a trooper / a rifleman |
| un commando marine | | a Royal Marine (UK) / a Navy Seal (US) |
| un régiment | | a battalion |
| un char de combat | | a tank |
| en rangs | | lined up |
| à l'unisson | | in unison |
| un béret | | a beret |
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