teniente

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teniente
masculine noun
1lieutenant (military)
  • teniente coronel/general -> lieutenant colonel/general
2deputy (sustituto)
  • teniente (de) alcalde -> deputy mayor
adjective
3(informal) (sordo)
  • estar teniente -> to be a bit deaf

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teniente [tay-ne-en’-tay]
adjective
1Immature, unripe.
2Deaf.
3Miserly, mean.
noun
1Deputy, substitute. (m)
2Lieutenant. (m)
  • Teniente de una compañía -> lieutenant of a company
  • Teniente general -> lieutenant-general
3Miser. (m)

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teniente
sustantivo:masculino_y_femenino
1 (Mil) lieutenant; first lieutenant; (EEUU)
teniente coronel lieutenant colonel
teniente de navío lieutenant
teniente general lieutenant general
2 (ayudante) deputy; assistant
teniente de alcalde deputy mayor
teniente fiscal assistant prosecutor
adjetivo
estar teniente (muy_familiar) to be deaf

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