lieutenant in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for lieutenant in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

lieutenant, Lt [Brit lɛfˈtɛnənt, Am luˈtɛnənt] N

sub lieutenant [Brit ˌsʌblɛfˈtɛnənt, Am ˌsəbˌluˈtɛnənt] N Brit

Translations for lieutenant in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

lieutenant in the PONS Dictionary

lieutenant Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

general lieutenant
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He was promoted to major-general in 1772, lieutenant-general in 1777, and full general in 1793.
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Since then, each response area has been commanded by a lieutenant.
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This was the third time he had been appointed a second lieutenant in just under two years.
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He was a major in the militia, reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel in 1815.
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At that time, he was still only a company lieutenant in the army.
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He was promoted to second lieutenant in 1780.
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He was further promoted to lieutenant-general in 1759.
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He was promoted to first lieutenant that same month.
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There, he rose to the rank of lieutenant, commanding a 100-member security detail.
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