legion

légion, multitude

Un très grand nombre de personnes.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a legion of people (The singer attracted a legion of young fans.)

Synonymes : multitude, crowd, host

Expressions courantes : legion of fans, legion of supporters, legion of followers

légion

Grande unité de soldats dans l’armée de la Rome antique.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : Roman legion, command a legion, legion of soldiers

nombreux, innombrable

Qui existe en très grand nombre.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : numerous, many, countless

Contraires : few

Expressions courantes : problems are legion, critics are legion, examples are legion