ordinary seaman in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ordinary seaman in the English»French Dictionary

ordinary seaman, OS N NAUT

ordinary seaman

≈ matelot m léger

Translations for ordinary seaman in the French»English Dictionary

matelot MIL, NAUT

≈ ordinary seaman Brit

Translations for ordinary seaman in the English»French Dictionary

seaman <pl seamen> [Brit ˈsiːmən, Am ˈsimən] N

1. seaman:

seaman MIL, NAUT

matelot m

2. seaman (amateur):

seaman

marin m

I.ordinary [Brit ˈɔːdɪn(ə)ri, ˈɔːd(ə)n(ə)ri, Am ˈɔrdnˌɛri] N

1. ordinary (normal):

to be out of the ordinary

sortir de l'ordinaire

the trip was something out of the ordinary

c'était un voyage qui sortait de l'ordinaire

it's nothing out of the ordinary

ça n'a rien d'extraordinaire

2. ordinary REL (of mass):

ordinary

ordinaire m

3. ordinary Am (penny-farthing):

ordinary

grand bi m

II.ordinary [Brit ˈɔːdɪn(ə)ri, ˈɔːd(ə)n(ə)ri, Am ˈɔrdnˌɛri] ADJ

1. ordinary (normal):

ordinary experience, clothes

de tous les jours

ordinary after n citizen, life, family

ordinaire

to seem quite ordinary

paraître tout à fait ordinaire

to be just ordinary people

n'être que des gens bien ordinaires

most ordinary mortals wouldn't understand it

le commun des mortels ne le comprendrait pas

objects in ordinary use

objets d'usage courant

this is no ordinary case

c'est un cas inhabituel

in the ordinary way, I'd have accepted

normalement or en temps ordinaire, j'aurais accepté

2. ordinary (average):

ordinary consumer, family

moyen/-enne

the ordinary man in the street

monsieur Tout-le-monde

3. ordinary (uninspiring) pej:

ordinary place, film, performance, meal, person

quelconque

ordinary seaman in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ordinary seaman in the English»French Dictionary

ordinary seaman <-men> N

ordinary seaman

matelot m

Translations for ordinary seaman in the English»French Dictionary

ordinary seaman Brit

matelot

Translations for ordinary seaman in the English»French Dictionary

seaman <-men> [ˈsi:mən] N

1. seaman (sailor):

seaman

marin m

2. seaman (rank):

seaman

matelot m

ordinary seaman Brit

matelot

able seaman Brit

matelot breveté

I.ordinary [ˈɔ:dənəri, Am ˈɔ:rdəner-] N

1. ordinary (normal state):

ordinary

ordinaire m

out of the ordinary

qui sort de l'ordinaire

nothing out of the ordinary

rien d'inhabituel

2. ordinary Brit (judge):

ordinary

juge m

3. ordinary REL:

ordinary

ordinaire m

II.ordinary [ˈɔ:dənəri, Am ˈɔ:rdəner-] ADJ

ordinary

ordinaire

ordinary clothes

de tous les jours

in the ordinary way

en temps normal

she's no ordinary teacher

ce n'est pas un enseignant comme les autres

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For an ordinary seaman, the money was worth a half to three-quarter's of a year's pay.

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He worked as an ordinary seaman on a freighter for four months and tried his hand at writing film scripts.

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The official classifications for unlicensed members of the deck department are able seaman and ordinary seaman.

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For the stripe is the mark of the ordinary seaman, never of the officer.

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It distinguished between an ordinary seaman and an able seaman.

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An ordinary seaman's duties aboard ship included handling and splicing lines, and working aloft on the lower mast stages and yards.

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An ordinary seaman is commonly restricted to steering in open waters.

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Promotion from landsman to ordinary seaman required three years of experience or re-enlistment.

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The prize money amounted to 3 8s for an ordinary seaman, or slightly over two months wages.

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The related ranks of ordinary seaman second class and ordinary seaman, engineer's force, existed in 18761885 and 18711883, respectively.

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