How to Say "civilians" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “civilians” is “civiles” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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nounB1
non-military people
Examples
La misión era proteger a los civiles en la ciudad.
The mission was to protect the civilians in the city.
Hubo pocos civiles heridos durante el incidente.
There were few civilians injured during the incident.
Referring to People
When 'civiles' is used as a noun meaning 'civilians,' it almost always takes the masculine plural form, even if the group includes women.
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