Marine (en. Marine)

/maˈɾin/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Person who serves in the navy.

The marine was deployed on a mission abroad.

El marine fue desplegado en una misión en el extranjero.

Pertaining to marine activities or the marine environment.

Marine biology studies life in the oceans.

La biología marina estudia la vida en los océanos.

From Latin 'marinus', meaning 'of the sea'.

naval forces

Military units that operate at sea.

fuerzas marinas

marine life

Set of organisms that inhabit the sea.

vida marina

marine biology

Science that studies living beings of the ocean.

biología marina

sea

Large expanse of saltwater that covers most of the Earth's surface.

mar

ocean

Large body of saltwater that surrounds the continents.

océano

Marine who has undergone intense training.

That guy is a real marine; he has done all kinds of extreme exercises!

Ese tipo es un verdadero marine, ¡ha hecho todo tipo de ejercicios extremos!

Term used to refer to a soldier of the navy informally.

Today we're going out with a marine to celebrate.

Hoy vamos a salir con un marine a celebrar.