Polyglot Dictionary

alferes

/awˈfɛɾis/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. second lieutenant

    • O alferes deu a ordem.

      The second lieutenant gave the order.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

alférez

alférez is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "second lieutenant."

Spanish

subteniente

subteniente is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "second lieutenant."

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