🇵🇹 portugais

capitão

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masculine

o capitão

captain

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capitão
/u kapiˈtɐ̃w̃/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on capitão en portugais ?

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/u kapiˈtɐ̃w̃/

How do you pronounce capitão in portugais?

capitão is pronounced /u kapiˈtɐ̃w̃/ in portugais.

Exemples de phrases

O capitão experiente liderou seu time com segurança durante toda a temporada.

The experienced captain led his team with confidence throughout the entire season.

Aquele capitão corajoso foi o primeiro a entrar no navio em chamas.

That brave captain was the first to enter the burning ship.

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Pourquoi est-ce masculine ?

Capitão is masculine because it derives from Latin "capitaneus" (from "caput," meaning head), which was a masculine noun referring to a military leader or chief, and this grammatical gender was preserved in Portuguese. The word's association with leadership positions historically held by men may have reinforced its masculine classification, though the gender assignment ultimately follows from its Latin masculine declension.

Comment dit-on captain en portugais ?

En portugais, captain se dit o capitão — masculine.

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