Armada
Definition
A famous historical designation attributed to the large military maritime fleet sent by King Philip II of Spain in 1588 to invade England, known as the 'Invincible Armada'; (by extension) a massive fleet consisting of warships or a huge number of aerial or land vehicles acting in a coordinated manner within a large-scale operation.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Armada
- The Spanish Armada
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Proper noun, feminine, taking standard Romanian genitive-dative structural forms in texts. |
| Formation | Lexical item borrowed from Spanish, derived originally from the Latin past participle 'armata' (armed). |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [ɑːr.ˈmɑː.də] |
| Source | The Oxford Companion to Military History |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Distrugerea celebrei Armada spaniole din cauza furtunilor abătute asupra coastelor a schimbat echilibrul naval în Europa.
EN: The destruction of the famous Spanish Armada due to storms off the coasts changed the naval balance in Europe.
RO: Amiralul a ordonat ca întreaga Armada de bombardiere să decoleze la ivirea zorilor pentru misiunea strategică.
EN: The admiral ordered the entire armada of bombers to take off at dawn for the strategic mission.
RO: Cronica din secolul al XVI-lea descrie în detaliu panica resimțită de londonezi când marea Armada s-a apropiat de canal.
EN: The 16th-century chronicle describes in detail the panic felt by Londoners as the great Armada approached the channel.
Idioms & Phrases
Invincibila Armadă / Invincible Armada
RO: Numele ironic dat flotei lui Filip al II-lea după eșecul major suferit în confruntarea cu flota engleză și intemperiile vremii.
EN: The ironic name given to Philip II's fleet after the major failure suffered in the clash with the English fleet and severe weather.
Armada aeriană / Aerial armada / fleet
RO: Formațiune masivă de avioane de luptă mobilizată simultan pentru a asigura supremația spațiului aerian într-un conflict.
EN: A massive formation of combat aircraft mobilized simultaneously to ensure airspace supremacy in a conflict.
Tacticanul din Armada / Armada tactician
RO: Ofițer naval de rang înalt responsabil de coordonarea geometrică și strategică a navelor pe durata unei bătălii.
EN: A high-ranking naval officer responsible for the geometric and strategic coordination of ships during a battle.
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