commandant
French → English
(military/marine) Commander: a person in charge of a military unit, ship, or aircraft
Le commandant du croiseur a donné l'ordre d'augmenter la vitesse.
(English) The commander of the cruiser gave the order to increase speed.
Le commandant de bord accueille les passagers avant le décollage.
(English) The pilot-in-command welcomes the passengers before takeoff.
(military rank) Major: a senior officer rank between captain and lieutenant colonel
Il a été promu au grade de commandant après dix ans de service.
(English) He was promoted to the rank of major after ten years of service.
Le commandant dirige un bataillon de sapeurs-pompiers.
(English) The major leads a battalion of firefighters.
Entry ID: fr:en:commandant · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary