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/teˈnjente/

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Translation

lieutenant

Word origin

From the present participle of Latin tenere ('to hold'), so literally 'one who holds (a place)', a calque on the idea of a deputy. The French lieutenant shares this sense of 'holding the place of' a superior.

Origin
Latin
Root
tenere
English cognates
tenant, tenable, lieutenant

Grammar

Gendercommon
Pluraltenientes

Examples

amanecer.

The lieutenant gave orders to his soldiers before dawn.

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She reached the rank of lieutenant after ten years of good service.

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The deputy mayor speaks for the mayor when he is not there.

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The lieutenant checked the equipment before the mission.

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My grandfather was a lieutenant during the war.

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This word is part of lesson 16.