comisario

commissioner

el comisario, la comisaria(koh-mee-sah-reeoh)

masculine or feminine noun

1. (member of a commission)

a. commissioner

El comisario europeo de Energía no asistió a la cumbre del año pasado.

The European commissioner for energy didn't attend the summit last year.

2. (high-ranking police officer)

a. captain

(United States)

El comisario pidió una mayor colaboración de la policía nacional en el caso.

The captain asked for more cooperation from the national police on the case.

b. superintendent (United Kingdom)

Entregué al comisario un informe sobre lo ocurrido en el accidente.

I handed in a report to the superintendent about what happened in the accident.

3. (person organizing an exhibition)

a. organizer

El comisario de la exposición se encargó de redactar el programa de eventos.

The exhibition organizer was in charge of writing the event program.

b. curator

Trabaja de comisaria de exposiciones en el museo de arte moderno.

She works as an exhibition curator at the museum of modern art.

comisario

Noun

1. (de policía)

a. superintendent (United Kingdom)

b. captain

(United States)

2. (delegado)

a. commissioner

comisario europeoEuropean Commissioner

comisario políticopolitical commissar

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comisarioa comisaria

1 (delegado) commissioner

alto comisario high commissioner

comisario/a europeo/a European commissioner

2 [de policía] superintendent; captain; (EEUU)

3 (Política) commissar

4 (Mil) administrative officer; service corps officer

5 [de exposición] organizer

6 (Náutica) purser

7 [de hipódromo] steward

comisario/a de carreras course steward