Polyglot Dictionary

tenente

/teˈnẽtʃi/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os tenentes

Meaning

  1. lieutenant

    • O tenente mandou.

      The lieutenant ordered.

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."

French

lieutenant

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

Practice

1 What does tenente mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ mandou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tenente?

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