lính lê-dương

Một người lính lê-dương đứng gác tại một trạm kiểm soát.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Legionnaire: A professional soldier serving in the French Foreign Legion, a military service branch of the French Army established for foreign volunteers.
   • Foreign Legion soldier: A member of the French Foreign Legion, known for its rigorous training and historically composed of recruits from many countries.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người lính lê-dương đó đã phục vụ ở Bắc Phi. (That legionnaire served in North Africa.)
  • Lính lê-dương nổi tiếng vì kỷ luật thép. (Foreign Legion soldiers are famous for their iron discipline.)
  • Anh ta gia nhập lính lê-dương để bắt đầu một cuộc sống mới. (He joined the Foreign Legion to start a new life.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries connotations of a mercenary or a soldier seeking anonymity or redemption, due to the Legion's historical policy of enlisting volunteers under assumed identities.
  • Trong nhiều tiểu thuyết, lính lê-dương thường là người có quá khứ bí ẩn. (In many novels, a legionnaire is often a person with a mysterious past.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lê dương (n): A shortened, common variant of "lính lê-dương," meaning the French Foreign Legion or its soldiers.
  • Ông ấy từng là lê dương. (He was once a Legionnaire.)

Synonyms

• Legionnaire: A member of a legion, specifically the French Foreign Legion.
• Foreign Legionary: A soldier of the French Foreign Legion.

Cultural Note

• The "French Foreign Legion" (Quân đoàn Lê dương Pháp) is a unique military institution with a strong reputation and a distinct place in popular culture, often romanticized in films and literature.