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Detailed Translations for captain from English to German

captain:

captain [the ~] noun

  1. the captain (skipper; master)
    der Kapitän; der Führer; der Hauptmann; der Anführer; der Kommandant
  2. the captain (skipper; master)
    der Schiffskapitän; der Katitän
  3. the captain (leader; headman; centurion; chief; commander)
    der Führer; der Leiter; der Hauptmann; der Anführer; der HauptmanneinerGruppe; der Chef; der Gebieter; der Vorstand
  4. the captain (director; managing director; manager; )
    der Direktor
  5. the captain (chairman; president; leader; )
    der Vorsitzender; der Anführer; der Führer
  6. the captain (woman-leader; forewoman; chief)
    die Leiterin; die Chefin; Haupt
  7. the captain (commander; lieutenant-colonel)
    der Kommandant; der Kommandeur; der Gebieter
  8. the captain (master)
    der Kapitän; der Schiffskapitän; der Flugkapitän
  9. the captain (schoolmaster; educator; tutor; )
    der Lehrer; die Lehrkraft
  10. the captain (pilot)
    der Flugzeugkapitän; der Pilot

Translation Matrix for captain:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Anführer captain; centurion; chairman; chief; commander; headman; leader; manager; master; president; skipper captains; chief; chieftain; commander; commanding officer; foreman; foremen; founder; fugleman; head; instigator; instigators; leader; prompter; ringleader; scoutmaster; standard-bearers; tribal chief
Chef captain; centurion; chief; commander; headman; leader boss; chief; head; leader; master; principal; superior; tuan
Chefin captain; chief; forewoman; woman-leader
Direktor boss; captain; director; manager; managing director; patron; topdog
Flugkapitän captain; master airman; aviator; flier; flyer; pilot
Flugzeugkapitän captain; pilot
Führer captain; centurion; chairman; chief; commander; headman; leader; manager; master; president; skipper chauffeur; commander; commanding officer; conductor; driver; guide; guide book; host; instruction book; instruction booklet; leader; lord; manual; mentor; ruler; tour guide; travel brochure; travel guide
Gebieter captain; centurion; chief; commander; headman; leader; lieutenant-colonel boss; chief; commander; commanding officer; gent; king; leader; lord; master; mister; monarch; principal; ruler; usurper
Haupt captain; chief; forewoman; woman-leader boss; chief; foreman; leader; marram panicle; master; principal
Hauptmann captain; centurion; chief; commander; headman; leader; master; skipper boss; chief; commander; commanding officer; head; leader; scoutmaster; superior
HauptmanneinerGruppe captain; centurion; chief; commander; headman; leader
Kapitän captain; master; skipper commander; commanding officer
Katitän captain; master; skipper
Kommandant captain; commander; lieutenant-colonel; master; skipper area commander; brigade commander; commander; commanding officer; district leader; sea captain; section leader
Kommandeur captain; commander; lieutenant-colonel commander; commanding officer
Lehrer captain; educator; instructor; master; pedagogue; schoolmaster; skipper; teacher; tutor educator; instructor; master; mentor; schoolmaster; schoolteacher; teacher; tutor
Lehrkraft captain; educator; instructor; master; pedagogue; schoolmaster; skipper; teacher; tutor instructor; master; mentor; schoolmaster; schoolteacher; teacher; tutor
Leiter captain; centurion; chief; commander; headman; leader chiefs; commanders; conductor; foreman; front-rank man; guides; head teacher; heads; leaders; principal; principals; rector; stepladder
Leiterin captain; chief; forewoman; woman-leader
Pilot captain; pilot airman; aviator; flier; flyer; pilot
Schiffskapitän captain; master; skipper commander; commanding officer; sea captain
Vorsitzender captain; chairman; chief; commander; leader; manager; president chair; chairman; chairperson; chairwoman; president
Vorstand captain; centurion; chief; commander; headman; leader Board of Directors; Board of Governors; management
- chieftain; headwaiter; maitre d'; maitre d'hotel; master; police captain; police chief; sea captain; senior pilot; skipper
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- master; master mariner; sea captain; shipman; shipmaster

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Related Definitions for "captain":

  1. a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers1
  2. the pilot in charge of an airship1
  3. the naval officer in command of a military ship1
  4. a police officer in charge of a precinct1
  5. an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant1
  6. the leader of a group of people1
    • a captain of industry1
  7. an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship1
  8. be the captain of a sports team1

Wiktionary Translations for captain:

captain
noun
  1. One of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions
  2. The person lawfully in command of an airliner
  3. The person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel
  4. A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral
  5. An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major
captain
noun
  1. Führer einer (Segel-)Jacht
  2. Militär: oberste Kommandoinstanz an Bord eines Schiffes
  3. Militär, kein Plural: Dienstgrad eines Soldaten zwischen dem Oberleutnant und Stabshauptmann

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
captain Kapitän kapitein — beroep|nld scheepvaart|nld gezaghebber op een schip
captain Stabshauptmann; Hauptmann capitaine — Grade OF-2 de l’armée de terre ou de l’air
captain Hauptmann; Kapitän capitaine — Celui ou celle qui commande un navire
captain Kapitän zur See capitaine de vaisseau — Grade OF-5 de la marine
captain Polizeikommissar commissaire de police — Officier public chargé de faire observer les ordonnances de police

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