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capitaine

capitaine noun: a captain.

Noun

capitaine (plural capitaines)

  1. (non-native speakers' English or in reference to a French-speaking person) A captain.
    • (traducted from french to english): "Captain, I didn't tell you that I speak french very well too. My old girlfriend mentored me, when I was working at Merten Orbital Station." Confused, the capitaine look at Thomas and said:
      "Indeed, it's surprise me very much..."1996 April 12, Nicola Pezolet, “SS Alsace (FT) #21, Cafe' discussions”, in alt.starfleet.rpg (Usenet), retrieved 27 May 2022
    • Of course, a Capitaine of a ship having already a mutinery aboard before he got the chair is not very pleasant. I didn't mean to criticize Souvannaphouma solely. His XO, Cox'n and the rest of the personel could have gave their support to their CO.1998 April 6, CHOWIGAN, “INSULTED”, in soc.culture.laos (Usenet), retrieved 27 May 2022

Examples of capitaine in a sentence

  • The company is a Malaysian one, the capitaine is a Malaysian one.1999 March 15, Robert White, “Warning - Travel to and in Cambodia”, in soc.culture.thai (Usenet), retrieved 27 May 2022:
  • Even if injured or seeming to play uninspired hockey (relative to his old self, anyway), he's the capitaine and at least has a relatively longstanding reputation as a sparkplug and clutch scorer.2013 May 7, Gerry, “Well, That Was Pretty Disgraceful”, in alt.sports.hockey.nhl.mtl-canadiens (Usenet), retrieved 27 May 2022:

Forms of capitaine

pluralcapitaines

Origin of capitaine

Borrowed from French capitaine.

Questions about capitaine

What does capitaine mean?
Capitaine means a captain.
How do you use capitaine in a sentence?
The company is a Malaysian one, the capitaine is a Malaysian one.
What part of speech is capitaine?
Capitaine is a noun.
What is the plural of capitaine?
The plural of capitaine is capitaines.

Words near capitaine in the dictionary

  1. Capistrans
  2. capistrate
  3. capistratone
  4. capistrum
  5. capita
  6. capitaine
  7. capitaines
  8. capital
  9. capital account
  10. capital accounts
  11. capital adequacy

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