sea captain in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.captain [Am ˈkæptən, Brit ˈkaptɪn] N

II.captain [Am ˈkæptən, Brit ˈkaptɪn] VB trans

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1.1. sea (ocean) The noun → mar is feminine in literary language and in some set idiomatic expressions

sea C often pl
mar m
at the bottom of the sea
en el fondo del mar
a house by the sea
una casa a orillas del mar
a house by the sea
una casa junto al mar
to go/travel by sea
ir/viajar en barco
the window looks out to sea
la ventana da al mar
out on the open sea
en mar abierto
on the high seas
en alta mar
to go to sea (as profession)
entrar en la marina
to put (out) to sea
hacerse a la mar
at sea this left him feeling completely at sea
esto lo confundió totalmente
at first I was all at sea
al principio me sentí totalmente perdido or confundido
we've been at sea for a month
hace un mes que estamos embarcados or que zarpamos
to dump waste at sea
verter desechos en el mar
to sail the seven seas liter
surcar los siete mares liter
to sail the seven seas attr route/transport
marítimo
to sail the seven seas battle
naval
to sail the seven seas god
del mar
to sail the seven seas nymph
marino
the sea air/breeze
el aire/la brisa del mar
I don't like sea bathing Brit
no me gusta bañarme en el mar
sea crossing
travesía f
sea defenses or Brit defences
defensas fpl marítimas
sea fish
pez m de mar
sea fishing
pesca f marítima or en el mar
sea mist
bruma f
sea monster
monstruo m marino
sea view
vista f al mar

See also mar

mar <pres part marring; pt, pp marred> [Am mɑr, Brit mɑː] VB trans

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sea captain in the PONS Dictionary

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He has the appearance and personality of a sea captain.
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Shortly before his death, the old sea captain placed a small bundle into the arms of his daughter.
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His father had broad and successful career interests as a sea captain, merchant, land developer, farmer, lawyer and jurist.
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The island is named for a local legend of a sea captain taking his beloved there to propose to her.
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The sea captain invites the gang back that night to become pirates.
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His father was a schoolteacher and former sea captain.
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It is only the intervention of a young sea captain that keeps the angry mob at bay.
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Her father, a sea captain, died shortly after her birth.
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She meets a man (riding, or a sea captain), and he protects her if she will marry him.
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His father was a sea captain turned merchant.
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