captain

capitaine, commandant de bord

Personne qui dirige un navire ou un avion et qui est responsable du voyage.

En anglais simple : The person in charge of a ship or aircraft and responsible for its journey.

• The captain welcomed the passengers.
• Our captain landed the plane safely.
• The ship’s captain ordered everyone to leave the deck.

Comment l'utiliser : captain of something (She is the captain of this ship.)

Synonymes : skipper

Expressions courantes : ship captain, airline captain, captain of something

capitaine

Joueur choisi pour diriger une équipe sportive et parler en son nom.

En anglais simple : A player chosen to lead a sports team and speak for it.

• She is our team captain.
• The captain spoke to the referee.
• Both captains shook hands before the match.

Comment l'utiliser : captain of something (He is captain of the school football team.)

Synonymes : team leader

Expressions courantes : team captain, football captain, captain of something

capitaine

Officier de l’armée de terre dont le grade est supérieur à lieutenant et inférieur à commandant.

En anglais simple : An army officer whose rank is above lieutenant and below major.

• The captain spoke to the soldiers.
• She was promoted to captain last year.
• Two captains were responsible for training the new recruits.

Expressions courantes : army captain, captain in uniform

capitaine de vaisseau

Officier de marine dont le grade est supérieur à commander et inférieur à commodore dans la hiérarchie anglophone.

En anglais simple : A navy officer whose rank is above commander and below commodore.

• The naval captain attended the ceremony.
• He became a captain after years in the navy.
• The two captains discussed the fleet’s next exercise.

Expressions courantes : naval captain, navy captain

chef d’équipe

Personne qui dirige un groupe de travailleurs.

En anglais simple : Someone who leads a group of workers.

• The captain gave the workers their tasks.
• Our crew captain checked the equipment before work began.
• The workers asked their captain for a break.

Synonymes : foreman, crew leader

Expressions courantes : crew captain, work captain

diriger, commander

Diriger une équipe sportive ou commander un bateau ou un avion.

En anglais simple : To lead a sports team or be in charge of a ship or aircraft.

• She captains our team.
• He captained a fishing boat for years.
• Who will captain the side next season?

Synonymes : lead, command

Expressions courantes : captain a team, captain a ship