What does capitaine in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word capitaine in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use capitaine in French.

The word capitaine in French means captain, captain, captain, commander, emperor fish, captain's armband, long-distance captain, lieutenant commander, police captain, designated driver, captain general. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word capitaine

captain

nom masculin et féminin (officier qui commande un navire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il est capitaine dans la marine marchande.
He is a captain in the merchant navy.

captain

nom masculin et féminin (armée (grade d'officier subalterne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il est fier d'être capitaine.
He is proud to be a captain.

captain

nom masculin et féminin (sport (personne qui commande) (Sport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il est capitaine de l'équipe de tennis.
He is captain of the tennis team.

commander

nom masculin et féminin (littéraire (chef militaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
César fut un très grand capitaine.
Caesar was a very great commander.

emperor fish

nom masculin (poisson tropical) (zoology: Lethrinus)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les capitaines sont de gros poissons tropicaux carnivores.

captain's armband

nom masculin (petite bande en tissu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jeanne porte le brassard de capitaine du club de la capitale.

long-distance captain

nom masculin (navigateur international)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au XVIIe siècle, les capitaines au long cours et leurs voyages au long cours désigneront ceux qui partiront au-delà des tropiques.

lieutenant commander

nom masculin (marine : grade militaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

police captain

nom masculin (grade policier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Après 5 ans de service, un officier peut devenir capitaine de police.

designated driver

nom masculin (conducteur sobre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

captain general

nom masculin (vieilli (commandant militaire d'une colonie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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