Polyglot Dictionary

lieutenant

/ljø.tə.nɑ̃/

le noun B1

le (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
les lieutenants

Meaning

  1. lieutenant

    • Le lieutenant transmet les ordres au colonel.

      The lieutenant relays the orders to the colonel.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Leutnant

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

Spanish

teniente

teniente is the Spanish 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 lieutenant mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ transmet les ordres au colonel.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lieutenant?

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