lieutenant

in Vietnamese Thiếu tá, đại úy (quân đội)

BrE /ˈlɛf(t)ətənənt/ AmE /ˈlɛftənənt/

noun en → vi

1 RANK [singular] B2

Thiếu tá, đại úy (quân đội)

a military officer who is below a captain but above a second lieutenant or an ensign in the navy

Collocations lieutenant colonel · naval lieutenant

He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant.

Ông ấy đã được thăng cấp lên thiếu tá.

2 POLICE [singular] C1

Thiếu úy (cảnh sát)

a police officer who is in charge of a group of other police officers and has the rank of lieutenant

Collocations police lieutenant

The police lieutenant gave orders to his team.

Thiếu úy cảnh sát đã ra lệnh cho đội của mình.