captain

1. A chief or leader.

   the leader of a group of people

2. The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.

   The captain is the last man to leave a sinking ship.

   Kapitän, Flugkapitän

   капита́нkapitán, капита́нkapitán

   капіта́нkapitán, капіта́нkapitán

   the naval officer in command of a military ship

3. An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.

   Stabshauptmann, Hauptmann

   капита́нkapitán

   капіта́нkapitán

   an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

4. A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.

5. A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a rear admiral (lower half). A captain is equal in grade or rank to a United States Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force colonel.

   Kapitän zur See

   капита́нkapitán

6. A rank qualifying an airline pilot to act as pilot in command of a two-pilot flight crew.

7. One of the athletes on a sports team who is designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official.

   Mannschaftskapitän

   капита́нkapitán

   капіта́нkapitán

8. The leader of a group of workers.

   John Henry said to the captain, "A man ain't nothing but a man."

9. The head boy of a school.

10. A maître d', a headwaiter.

    1977, Don Felder, Don Henley, and Glenn Frey, lyricists, "Hotel California", So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine." / He said: "We haven't had that spirit here since 1969."

11. (Southern US)An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel.

1. The captain controls the whole ship.

   Капітан керує цілим кораблем.

   ruКапитан контролирует весь корабль.

   deDer Kapitän kontrolliert das ganze Schiff.

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2. I'm the captain of this ship.

   Я капітан цього корабля.

   ruЯ капитан этого корабля.

   deIch bin der Kapitän dieses Schiffes.

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3. Who's the captain of this ship?

   Хто капітан цього корабля?

   ruКто капитан этого судна?

   deWer ist der Kapitän dieses Schiffes?

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4. We chose Tom to be captain.

   Ми обрали Тома капітаном.

   ruМы выбрали Тома капитаном.

   deWir haben Tom als Mannschaftskapitän gewählt.

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5. We elected Tom captain of the team.

   Ми обрали Тома капітаном команди.

   ruМы выбрали Тома капитаном команды.

   deWir haben Tom zum Mannschaftskapitän gewählt.

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