No. 5,397 in French
bataillon
Battalion; a large military unit or group.
In a sentence
Le bataillon est composé de plusieurs unités militaires.
The battalion is composed of several military units.
Here, 'bataillon' is used in its literal sense referring to a military unit.
Un bataillon de bénévoles est venu aider après la tempête.
A battalion of volunteers came to help after the storm.
In this sentence, 'bataillon' is used metaphorically to describe a large organized group of people.
Ils ont formé un bataillon pour défendre leurs droits.
They formed a battalion to defend their rights.
Here, 'bataillon' metaphorically describes an organized group united for a common purpose.
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