Meaning

5 senses
  1. A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.

    Stabsgefreiter, Oberstabsgefreiter, Korporal

    капра́лkaprál

  2. A non-commissioned officer rank in the police force, below a sergeant but above a private or patrolman.

  3. (historical)A worker in charge of the wagonway, reporting to the deputy.

  4. A dragonfly of the genus Ladona.

  5. The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.

    Korporale

    антими́нсantimíns

More definitions
  • a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines

Examples

16 sentences
  1. I'm firmly opposed to corporal punishment.

    ruЯ категорически против телесных наказаний. — sharptoothed

    deIch bin strikt gegen Körperstrafe. — raggione

  2. Corporal punishment is forbidden in Sweden.

    У Швеції заборонені тілесні покарання. — User55521

    ruТелесные наказания в Швеции запрещены. — marafon

  3. Corporal punishment is still allowed in many countries.

    ruТелесные наказания до сих пор разрешены во многих странах. — marafon

  4. I remember when corporal punishment was allowed in schools.

    Я пам'ятаю, коли в школах були дозволені тілесні покарання. — oromashka

  5. Personally, I think that corporal punishment is a necessary evil.

    Особисто я вважаю, що тілесна кара є неминуче лихо. — tikan0

    ruЯ лично считаю, что телесные наказания — необходимое зло. — Wezel

    dePersönlich halte ich Körperstrafe für ein notwendiges Übel. — raggione

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
military rank:
ecclesiastical: cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
military rank:
ecclesiastical: cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed:

Origin

From French caporal, probably influenced by corporal (above), from the Italian caporale, f

From French caporal, probably influenced by corporal (above), from the Italian caporale, from capo (“head, leader”) from Latin caput (“head”).

From Middle English corporall, corporalle, from the Latin corporāle, the neuter of corporālis representing the doctrine of transubstantiation in which the Eucharist becomes the body of Christ.

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