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I. cap·tain [ˈkæptɪn, Am -tən] N

1. captain NAUT, AVIAT:

captain
Kapitän(in) m (f) <-s, -e>

2. captain SPORTS:

captain
[Mannschafts]kapitän(in) m (f)
captain
Mannschaftsführer(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>

3. captain MIL:

captain (in army)
Hauptmann m <-s, -männer>
captain (in navy, air force)
Kapitän(in) m (f) <-s, -e>

4. captain ECON:

captain of industry
Großindustrielle(r) f(m) <-n, -n; -n, -n>
captain of industry
CH, A a. Wirtschaftskapitän(in) m (f)

II. cap·tain [ˈkæptɪn, Am -tən] VB trans

to captain sth
etw anführen
to captain sth MIL
etw befehligen
to captain a team
Mannschaftskapitän/Mannschaftskapitänin sein

ˈgroup cap·tain N Brit AVIAT, MIL

group captain
Oberst m <-en [o. -s], -e(n)> (der Royal Air Force)

ˈsea cap·tain N

sea captain
[Schiffs]kapitän(in) m (f)

ship's ˈcap·tain N

ship's captain
Schiffskapitän(in) m (f)

team ˈcap·tain N

team captain
Mannschaftskapitän m <-s, -e>
team captain
Mannschaftsführer(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>

vice-ˈcap·tain N SPORTS

vice-captain
stellvertretender Mannschaftskapitän/stellvertretende Mannschaftskapitänin
Present
Icaptain
youcaptain
he/she/itcaptains
wecaptain
youcaptain
theycaptain
Past
Icaptained
youcaptained
he/she/itcaptained
wecaptained
youcaptained
theycaptained
Present Perfect
Ihavecaptained
youhavecaptained
he/she/ithascaptained
wehavecaptained
youhavecaptained
theyhavecaptained
Past Perfect
Ihadcaptained
youhadcaptained
he/she/ithadcaptained
wehadcaptained
youhadcaptained
theyhadcaptained
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