Captain, chief - Capitán (The 1774th Most Common Spanish Word)

The translation for Captain, chief in Spanish is Capitán. It can be used as noun. This word often comes up when talking about transport & travel, sport, occupation. It is classified as a B1 word, and is the 1774th most commonly used word in Spanish. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced. Download our app for offline access to all of the 3000 most common Spanish words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: captain, chief

Spanish: capitán

Examples


Every ship needs a captain.	Todo barco necesita un capitán.
He's the captain of a team.	Él es el capitán de un equipo.
A captain is above a sergeant.	Un capitán está por sobre un sargento.
I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul.	Soy el maestro de mi destino, soy el capitán de mi alma.
They call me captain.	Me llaman capitán.
We were welcomed by the Captain.	El capitán nos dio la bienvenida.
The captain gave the order to abandon the ship.	El capitán dio la orden de abandonar la nave.
This is the captain.	Este es el capitán.

You're the captain.	Eres el capitán.
Mike is captain of our team.	Mike es el capitán de nuestro equipo.
We chose John as captain.	Elegimos a John como capitán.
A major is above a captain.	Un mayor está por encima de un capitán.
A captain is in charge of his ship and its crew.	Un capitán está a cargo de su barco y de su tripulación.
The captain controls the whole ship.	El capitán controla toda la nave.
Suddenly, the captain left the ship.	El capitán abandonó el barco de repente.
They chose Peter as captain.	Eligieron a Pedro como capitán.
He was made captain.	Lo nombraron capitán.
We chose John to be captain.	Elegimos a John como capitán.
The captain welcomed us.	El capitán nos dio la bienvenida.
Suddenly, the captain abandoned the ship.	De repente, el capitán abandonó la nave.
This ship needs a captain.	Este barco necesita un capitán.