English-German translation for "colonel"

"colonel" German translation

colonel
[ˈkəː(r)nl]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Oberstmasculine | Maskulinum m (in der brit. Wehrmacht auch Titularrang)
    colonel military term | Militär, militärischMIL
    colonel military term | Militär, militärischMIL
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  • Colonel American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS
    (honourable title) Ehrentitel für prominente Bürger in den Südstaaten
    Colonel American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS
  • künstliche Fliege (zum Lachsfang)
    colonel fishing fly
    colonel fishing fly
colonel
[ˈkəː(r)nl]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t <preterite, (simple) past tense | Präteritum, Vergangenheitprätand | und u.past participle | Partizip Perfekt pperf coloneled; especially | besondersbesonders British English | britisches EnglischBr colonelled> obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs

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  • als Oberst titulieren
    colonel give title of colonel to
    colonel give title of colonel to
a colonel on half-pay
ein Oberst auf Halbsold
a colonel on half-pay
he was promoted (to be) colonel, he was promoted to the rank of colonel
er wurde zum Oberst befördert
he was promoted (to be) colonel, he was promoted to the rank of colonel
Alle fürchteten sich vor dem Oberstleutnant.
Everybody feared the lieutenant colonel.
Source: Tatoeba
Ich kam mit dem Oberstleutnant aus.
I got along with the lieutenant colonel.
Source: Tatoeba
Er wurde vor zwei Jahren zum Oberst befördert.
He was promoted to colonel two years ago.
Source: Tatoeba
Er hat den Rang eines Oberst.
He holds the rank of colonel.
Source: Tatoeba
Nach dem Sturz der Obristen-Junta 1974 entstand dort ein demokratisches System.
After the colonels junta ’ there fell in 1974, a democratic system sprang up.
Source: News-Commentary
Herr Belleré war Doktor der Medizin und Reserveoberst.
Mr Belleré was a medical doctor and a colonel in the reserves.
Source: Europarl
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