comandante
commander
noun koh-mahn-DAHN-teh Less Common
Origin: from 'comandare' (to command)
Also means
captain
Usage Note
Comandante is the title for a military commander as well as a ship's or aircraft's captain (il comandante del volo). Ending in -e, it keeps one form for both genders and pluralises to comandanti.
Examples
"Il comandante ha dato l'ordine."
Natural Translation
The commander gave the order.
Literal Translation
The commander has given the order.

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