legion

Schar, Heerschar

Eine sehr große Anzahl von Menschen.

In einfachem Englisch: A very large number of people.

• She has a legion of fans.
• Legions of volunteers arrived to help.
• The new policy angered his legion of supporters.

So benutzt man es: a legion of people (The singer attracted a legion of young fans.)

Synonyme: multitude, crowd, host

Häufige Wendungen: legion of fans, legion of supporters, legion of followers

Legion

Große Einheit von Soldaten im Heer des antiken Rom.

In einfachem Englisch: A large group of soldiers in the army of ancient Rome.

• The legion marched north.
• Each Roman legion had thousands of soldiers.
• Two legions guarded the border during the winter.

Häufige Wendungen: Roman legion, command a legion, legion of soldiers

zahlreich, unzählig

In sehr großer Zahl vorhanden.

In einfachem Englisch: Existing in very large numbers.

• His admirers are legion.
• The problems facing the team were legion.
• Examples of this mistake are legion in student essays.

Synonyme: numerous, many, countless

Gegenteile: few

Häufige Wendungen: problems are legion, critics are legion, examples are legion