capitaine de frégate — meaning in English
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English meaning
- commander noun A person who leads and directs a military force or unit.
Senses
capitaine de frégate is used for these senses in English:
- commander A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain.
- frigate captain (military) Intermediate senior officer rank used in the navies of some romance-speaking and European countries, usually equal in rank to the Anglophone rank of commander.
commander — full definition
- noun A person who leads and directs a military force or unit.
- noun A naval officer ranked above lieutenant commander and below captain.
- noun The person in charge of a group or organization more generally.