Polyglot Dictionary

teniente

/teˈnjente/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los tenientes

Meaning

  1. lieutenant

    • El teniente dio la orden.

      The lieutenant gave the order.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

lieutenant

lieutenant is the French word for the same thing — both mean "lieutenant."

Portuguese

tenente

tenente is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "lieutenant."

Practice

1 What does teniente mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ dio la orden.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches teniente?

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