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caporal
corporal (a junior military rank) /kapoˈral/
noun#4669 most common
Example sentences
Caporalul dă ordine soldaților.
The corporal gives orders to the soldiers.
Fratele meu este caporal în armată.
My brother is a corporal in the army.
Caporalul a fost avansat la gradul de sergent.
The corporal was promoted to the rank of sergeant.
Caporalii au fost chemați la raport în fiecare dimineață.
The corporals were called to report every morning.
Nimeni nu îndrăznea să conteste ordinele caporalului.
No one dared to contest the corporal's orders.
Deși nu avea decât gradul de caporal, autoritatea lui asupra plutonului era incontestabilă.
Although he held only the rank of corporal, his authority over the platoon was unquestionable.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | caporalul | caporalii |
| Genitive | caporalului | caporalilor |
| Accusative | caporalul | caporalii |
| Vocative | caporale | caporalilor |
Word family
caporalcorporal
caporal-majorcorporal first class, a rank above caporal
gradul de caporalthe rank of corporal
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "caporal" from French "caporal", which came from Italian "caporale". Italian built "caporale" from "capo" (head, chief) by grafting on the ending of "generale" (general), so the word literally means something like "little head" or "chief officer". The root goes back to Latin "caput", meaning head.
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