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I. cap·tain [ˈkæptɪn, Am -tən] N

1. captain NAUT, AVIAT:

Kapitän(in) m (f) <-s, -e>

2. captain SPORTS:

Mannschaftsführer(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>

3. captain MIL:

Hauptmann m <-s, -männer>
Kapitän(in) m (f) <-s, -e>

4. captain ECON:

Großindustrielle(r) f(m) <-n, -n; -n, -n>
CH, A a. Wirtschaftskapitän(in) m (f)

II. cap·tain [ˈkæptɪn, Am -tən] VB trans

to captain sth MIL

ˈgroup cap·tain N Brit AVIAT, MIL

Oberst m <-en [o. -s], -e(n)> (der Royal Air Force)

ˈsea cap·tain N

[Schiffs]kapitän(in) m (f)

ship's ˈcap·tain N

Schiffskapitän(in) m (f)

team ˈcap·tain N

Mannschaftsführer(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>

vice-ˈcap·tain N SPORTS

Present
Icaptain
youcaptain
he/she/itcaptains
wecaptain
youcaptain
theycaptain
Past
Icaptained
youcaptained
he/she/itcaptained
wecaptained
youcaptained
theycaptained
Present Perfect
Ihavecaptained
youhavecaptained
he/she/ithascaptained
wehavecaptained
youhavecaptained
theyhavecaptained
Past Perfect
Ihadcaptained
youhadcaptained
he/she/ithadcaptained
wehadcaptained
youhadcaptained
theyhadcaptained

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