truppe
/ˈtrup.pe/plural
The Italian word for "troops" is truppe.
The word refers to military personnel in uniform.
Meaning: military personnel in uniform (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
truppe is the plural form of the noun truppa, which means "troop".
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈtrup.pe/. The stress is on the first syllable.
Did you know?
- While truppe refers to the soldiers themselves, the word truppa can also be used figuratively in Italian to describe a large, disorganized, or unruly group of people in any setting.
- The word truppa is a cognate of the English 'troop', and both share a distant root related to the French 'troupe', which can mean a theater company.
- The word truppa is grammatically feminine, even though it is used to describe groups of men, which can be counterintuitive for English speakers.
Examples in context
- Porta a casa tutte le truppe.Bring home all the troops.Tatoeba #5742895 by Guybrush88, translation #5742782 by CM
- Le truppe erano piene di armi.The troops had plenty of arms.Tatoeba #860633 by Guybrush88, translation #48596 by CK
- Le truppe romane erano esauste.The Roman troops were exhausted.Tatoeba #6145104 by Guybrush88, translation #5093285 by CarpeLanam
- Le truppe italiane hanno combattuto con coraggio.The Italian troops fought bravely.
- 16 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Martina and Matteo are watching a news report on TV.
- MartinaLe truppe sono arrivate al confine.The troops have arrived at the border.
- MatteoSì, le ho viste al telegiornale.Yes, I saw them on the news.
- MartinaÈ una situazione molto complicata.It is a very complicated situation.
- MatteoSpero che non ci sia un conflitto.I hope there is no conflict.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “troops” translations and entries truppe, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
