corporal

US: /ˈkɔɹpɝəɫ/, /ˈkɔɹpɹəɫ/
UK: /kˈɔːpɹə‍l/


English Vietnamese dictionary


corporal /'kɔ:pərəl/
  • danh từ
    • (tôn giáo) khăn thánh
    • (quân sự) hạ sĩ, cai
    • tính từ
      • (thuộc) thân thể, (thuộc) thể xác
        • corporal punishment: hình phạt về thể xác; nhục hình
      • cá nhân, riêng

    Advanced English dictionary


    + noun
    (abbreviation Cpl) a member of one of the lower ranks in the army, the MARINES or the British air force: Corporal Masters

    Collocation dictionary


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    RANK:

    in the armed forces air force, army, navy ~
    an air force/army sergeant an army/navy captain

    air/field
    marshal a
    naval
    captain/commander/lieutenant/officer
    have/hold the rank of, serve as ~
    She joined the navy and held the rank of captain. He served as a lieutenant in the marine corps.

    be appointed, become, be made ~
    He was made a colonel at the age of 40. She ought to have been made sergeant by now.

    under ~
    383 men under General Miles attacked the camp.

    the rank of ~
    She was promoted to the rank of colonel.


    Concise English dictionary


    corporals'kɔːpərəl
    noun
    +a noncommissioned officer in the army or airforce or marines
    adj.
    +affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
    +possessing or existing in bodily form