rear admiral in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for rear admiral in the English»Italian Dictionary

rear admiral [Brit, Am rɪ(ə)r ˈædm(ə)rəl] N

rear admiral

contrammiraglio m

Translations for rear admiral in the Italian»English Dictionary

contrammiraglio

rear admiral

Translations for rear admiral in the English»Italian Dictionary

admiral [Brit ˈadm(ə)r(ə)l, Am ˈædm(ə)rəl] N

1. admiral:

admiral MIL, NAUT

ammiraglio m

fleet admiral Am

Grande Ammiraglio

admiral of the fleet Brit

Grande Ammiraglio

2. admiral ZOOL:

admiral

ninfalide f

I.rear¹ [Brit rɪə, Am rɪr] N

1. rear:

rear (of building, room etc.)

retro m

rear (of building, room etc.)

lato m posteriore

rear (of car)

parte f posteriore

at the rear of the house

dietro la casa

(viewed) from the rear building, monument etc.

(visto) da dietro

(viewed) from the rear person

(visto) di schiena

“to rear” (in estate agent's brochure)

“sul retro”

2. rear MIL:

rear (of procession, train)

coda f

rear (of unit, convoy, column)

retroguardia f

at the rear of the train

in coda al treno

to attack the enemy in the rear

attaccare il nemico alle spalle

to bring up the rear MIL

formare la retroguardia

3. rear (of person):

rear euph

posteriore m

rear euph

deretano m

rear euph

didietro m

II.rear¹ [Brit rɪə, Am rɪr] ADJ

1. rear:

rear entrance

posteriore

rear garden

sul retro

2. rear MOTOR:

rear light, seat, suspension

posteriore

I.rear² [Brit rɪə, Am rɪr] VB trans

rear child, family

tirare su

rear animals

allevare

rear plants

coltivare

to be reared on classical music

crescere con la musica classica

II.also rear up VB intr

also rear up horse:

impennarsi

also rear up snake:

alzare la testa

also rear up fig building, tree etc.:

sovrastare

rear admiral in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rear admiral in the English»Italian Dictionary

rear admiral N MIL

rear admiral

contrammiraglio m

Translations for rear admiral in the English»Italian Dictionary

admiral [ˈæd·mə·rəl] N MIL

admiral

ammiraglio m

I.rear¹ [rɪr] ADJ

rear

posteriore

II.rear¹ [rɪr] N

1. rear (back part):

rear

retro m inv

2. rear inf (buttocks):

rear

posteriore m

3. rear MIL:

rear

retroguardia f

to bring up the rear

chiudere la fila

I.rear² [rɪr] VB trans

1. rear (bring up):

rear child

tirar su

rear animals

allevare

2. rear (raise):

to rear one's head

alzare la testa

II.rear² [rɪr] VB intr

rear horse:

rear

impennarsi

to rear above sth

ergersi al di sopra di qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He was posthumously promoted two ranks to rear admiral.

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In 1928, he was promoted to rear admiral.

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He was promoted, by seniority, to rear admiral in 1825.

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While in that post, he reached the rank of rear admiral.

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