Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A lieutenant; a deputy.
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Examples
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"The 'teniente' looked at the can curiously, and then, handing it to me, asked me if I knew what it was.
Anting-Anting Stories And other Strange Tales of the Filipinos Sargent Kayme
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En el comando del US Army entra un teniente intespestivamente al despacho del general:
Cloverfield Trailer 2 Screenshots Dennis 2007
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Marcel Granier is also an articulate opponent of Hugo Chavez, the president of Venezuela, who Granier likes to call "el teniente coronel", for the last grade in the army Chavez held before trying the bloody coup of 1992.
There is an official fascist line in Venezuela, from the government 2007
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The real reason it seems why Chavez hates so much RCTV is because one of its owner, renowned interviewer Marcel Granier, refers to Chavez as “teniente coronel” lieutenant colonel.
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A mere "teniente coronel" who did not benefit from the polishing graces of reaching command positions, assuming he could have benefited from that.
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Besides, “teniente coronel” is perfectly right and accurate as it is the grade Chavez held when his military career ended after the 1992 coup.
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The teniente of the Darién, Felipe Santiago Cabrejo, informed Alderrete on November 10 that matters were indeed very serious.
The Door of the Seas and Key to the Universe: Indian Politics and Imperial Rivalry in the Dari 2001
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The bad news reached Alderrete in Panamá City during the first two weeks in November of 1727, when Gerónimo García, the teniente of El Real de Santa María, wrote to him that a large band of the region's Indians had risen in open rebellion to the Spanish crown.
The Door of the Seas and Key to the Universe: Indian Politics and Imperial Rivalry in the Dari 2001
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Their eyes were on the barrio teniente, the village leader.
Stallion Gate Smith, Martin Cruz, 1942- 1986
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The barrio teniente held a pet iguana on a string.
Stallion Gate Smith, Martin Cruz, 1942- 1986
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