comandante

f. & m.

commander, commandant, commanding officer, field officer.

m.

major (military) (rango).

comandante en jefe commander-in-chief

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comandante

► nombre masculino

1 (oficial) commander, commanding officer

2 (graduación) major

3 (piloto) pilot

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FRASEOLOGÍA

comandante en jefe commander-in-chief

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noun mf.

1) commander

2) major

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SMF

1) (=jefe) commander, commandant; (Aer) (tb: comandante de vuelo) captain

segundo comandante — copilot, second pilot; (tb: comandante de policía)

Méx chief of police, chief superintendent

comandante en jefe — commander-in-chief

2) (=grado) major

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masculino y femenino

1)

a) (en el ejército) major; (en las fuerzas aéreas) major (AmE), squadron leader (BrE)

b) (oficial al mando) commanding officer

- comandante en jefe

2) (Aviac) captain

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= commander, commanding officer.

Ex. In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.

Ex. M Asthana, the Commanding Officer for the last leg of the voyage around the world, describes the sail-ship as 'the building block' of India's naval training.

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* comandante general = commanding general.

* comandante militar = military commander.

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masculino y femenino

1)

a) (en el ejército) major; (en las fuerzas aéreas) major (AmE), squadron leader (BrE)

b) (oficial al mando) commanding officer

- comandante en jefe

2) (Aviac) captain

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= commander, commanding officer.

Ex: In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.

Ex: M Asthana, the Commanding Officer for the last leg of the voyage around the world, describes the sail-ship as 'the building block' of India's naval training.

* comandante general = commanding general.

* comandante militar = military commander.

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comandante

masculine and feminine

A

1 (en el ejército) major; (en las fuerzas aéreas) major (AmE), squadron leader (BrE)

2 (oficial al mando) commanding officer, commander

Compuesto:

comandante en jefe

commander in chief

B (Aviac) captain

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comandante sustantivo masculino y femenino

a) (en el ejército) major;

(en las fuerzas aéreas) major (AmE), squadron leader (BrE);

◊ comandante en jefe commander in chief

b) (oficial al mando) commanding officer

c) (Aviac) captain

comandante sustantivo masculino
1 Mil Náut commander, commanding officer
2 Av captain
'comandante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jefa
- jefe
English:
commander
- commanding officer
- major
- squadron leader
- captain
- commandant

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comandante nmf

1. [en ejército] [rango] major

Comp

comandante en jefe commander-in-chief

2. [en ejército] [de un puesto] commander, commandant

3. [de avión] captain;

les habla el comandante this is your captain speaking

4. Méx [comisario] Br superintendent, US captain

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comandante

m

1 MIL commander

2 rango major

3 AVIA captain

4 Méx

de policia captain, Br

superintendent

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comandante nmf

1) : commander, commanding officer

2) : major

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comandante n

1. (jefe militar) major

2. (militar que ejerce el mando) commanding officer

3. (piloto) captain