capitaine

/ka.pi.tɛn/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les capitaines

Meaning

  1. captain

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Hauptmann

Hauptmann is the German word for the same thing — both mean "captain."

German

Kapitän

Kapitän is the German word for the same thing — both mean "captain."

Spanish

capitán

capitán is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "captain."

Portuguese

capitão

capitão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "captain."

Practice

1 What does capitaine mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ commande le navire depuis dix ans.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches capitaine?

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