No. 12,901 in Russian
лейтенант
Lieutenant: a junior officer rank in the military.
In a sentence
Лейтенант Иванов прибыл на утренний инструктаж.
Lieutenant Ivanov arrived at the morning briefing.
Лейтенант is used as a military rank to denote a person's position in the army.
На корабле лейтенант обязан следить за безопасностью экипажа.
Aboard the ship, a lieutenant is responsible for the crew's safety.
Лейтенант is used to indicate the responsibilities associated with this rank in a naval context.
В фильме главный герой служил лейтенантом в армии.
In the movie, the main character served as a lieutenant in the army.
Лейтенант is used to describe the character's past role and duty in the military.
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