English-Thai Dictionary

Lieut.

ABBR ร้อยโท (คำย่อ ของ  Lieutenant roi-to

 

lieu

N การ แทน 

 

lieutenancy

N ยศ นายเรือ หรือ นายร้อย โท  อำนาจหน้าที่ ของ นายเรือ หรือ นายร้อย โท 

 

lieutenant

N ผู้แทน  deputy phu-tean

 

lieutenant

N ร้อยโท  เรือโท  roi-to

 

lieutenant colonel

N พันโท หรือ นาวาโท  pan-to-rue-na-wa-to

 

lieutenant commander

N นาวาตรี  na-wa-tre

 

lieutenant general

N พลโท 

 

lieutenant general

N พลโท  pon-to

 

lieutenant governor

N รอง ผู้ว่าราชการ  rang-phu-wa-rad-cha-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LIEU

n.[L. locus, Eng. ley or lea. See Ley. ] Place; room; stead. It is used only with in. Let me have gold in lieu of silver. In lieu of fashionable honor, let justice by substituted.

 

LIEUTENANCY

n.luten'ancy. [See Lieutenant. ] 1. The office or commission of a lieutenant.
2. The body of lieutenants.

 

LIEUTENANT

n.luten'ant. [L. tenens, holding. ] 1. An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence. Officers of this kind are civil, as the lord-lieutenant of a kingdom or county; or military, as a lieutenant general, a lieutenant colonel.
2. In military affairs, the second commissioned officer in a company of infantry cavalry or artillery.
3. In ships of war, the officer next in rank to the captain.

 

LIEUTENANTSHIP

[See Lieutenancy. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LIEU

Lieu, n. Etym: [F., OF. also liu, leu, lou, fr. L. locus place. See Local, Locus. ]

 

Defn: Place; room; stead; -- used only in the phrase in lieu of, that is, instead of. The plan of extortion had been adopted in lieu of the scheme of confiscation. Burke.

 

LIEUTENANCY

LIEUTENANCY Lieu *ten "an *cy, n.

 

1. The office, rank, or commission, of a lieutenant.

 

2. The body of lieutenants or subordinates. [Obs. ] The list of the lieutenancy of our metropolis. Felton.

 

LIEUTENANT

Lieu *ten "ant, n. Etym: [F., fr. lieu place + tenant holding, p. pr. of tenir to hold, L. tenere. See Lieu, and Tenant, and cf. Locum tenens.]

 

1. An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence; a representative of, or substitute for, another in the performance of any duty. The lawful magistrate, who is the vicegerent or lieutenant of God. Abp. Bramhall.

 

2. (a ) A commissioned officer in the army, next below a captain. (b ) A commissioned officer in the British navy, in rank next below a commander. (c ) A commissioned officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a lieutenant commander.

 

Note: Lieutenant is often used, either adjectively or in hyphened compounds, to denote an officer, in rank next below another, especially when the duties of the higher officer may devolve upon the lower one; as, lieutenant general, or lieutenant-general; lieutenant colonel, or lieutenant-colonel; lieutenant governor, etc. Deputy lieutenant, the title of any one of the deputies or assistants of the lord lieutenant of a county. [Eng. ] -- Lieutenant colonel, an army officer next in rank above major, and below colonel. -- Lieutenant commander, an officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a commander and next above a lieutenant. -- Lieutenant general. See in Vocabulary. -- Lieutenant governor. (a ) An officer of a State, being next in rank to the governor, and in case of the death or resignation of the latter, himself acting as governor. [U. S.] (b ) A deputy governor acting as the chief civil officer of one of several colonies under a governor general. [Eng. ]

 

LIEUTENANT GENERAL

LIEUTENANT GENERAL Lieu *ten "ant gen "er *al

 

Defn:. An army officer in rank next below a general and next above a major general.

 

Note: In the United States, before the civil war, this rank had been conferred only on George Washington and (in brevet ) on Winfield Scott. In 1864 it was revived by Congress and conferred on Ulysses S. Grant, and subsequently, by promotion, on William T. Sherman and Philip H. Sheridan, each of whom was advanced to the rank of general of the army. When Sheridan was made general (in 1888 ) the rank of lieutenant general was suffered to lapse. See General.

 

LIEUTENANTRY

LIEUTENANTRY Lieu *ten "ant *ry, n.

 

Defn: See Lieutenancy. [Obs. ]

 

LIEUTENANTSHIP

LIEUTENANTSHIP Lieu *ten "ant *ship, n.

 

Defn: Same as Lieutenancy, 1.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

lieu

lieu |lo͞o lu | ▶noun (in phrase in lieu ) instead: the company issued additional shares to shareholders in lieu of a cash dividend. ORIGIN Middle English: via French from Latin locus ‘place. ’

 

Lieut.

Lieut. ▶abbreviation lieutenant.

 

lieutenant

lieu ten ant |lo͞oˈtenənt luˈtɛnənt | ▶noun a deputy or substitute acting for a superior: he accepted his top lieutenant ’s resignation with deep regret. • see first lieutenant, second lieutenant. • a naval officer of a high rank, in particular a commissioned officer in the US Navy or Coast Guard ranking above lieutenant junior grade and below lieutenant commander. • a police or fire department officer next in rank below captain. DERIVATIVES lieu ten an cy |-ˈtenənsē |noun ( pl. lieutenancies ) ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French (see lieu, tenant ). usage: In the normal British pronunciation of lieutenant, the first syllable sounds like lef. In the standard US pronunciation, the first syllable, in contrast, sounds like loo. It is difficult to explain where the f in the British pronunciation comes from. Probably, at some point before the 19th century, the u at the end of Old French lieu was read and pronounced as a v, and the v later became an f.

 

lieutenant colonel

lieu ten ant colo nel |luˈˌtɛnənt ˈkərnl | ▶noun a commissioned officer in the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranking above major and below colonel.

 

lieutenant commander

lieu ten ant com man der |luˈˌtɛnənt kəˈmændər | ▶noun a commissioned officer in the US Navy or Coast Guard ranking above lieutenant and below commander.

 

lieutenant general

lieu ten ant gen er al |luˈˌtɛnənt ˈʤɛn (ə )rəl | ▶noun a commissioned officer in the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranking above major general and below general.

 

lieutenant governor

lieu ten ant gov er nor ▶noun the executive officer of a state who is next in rank to a governor and who takes the governor's place in case of disability or death. • the executive officer of a Canadian province, appointed by the governor general. DERIVATIVES lieu ten ant gov er nor ship noun

 

lieutenant junior grade

lieu ten ant jun ior grade ▶noun a commissioned officer in the US Navy or Coast Guard ranking above ensign and below lieutenant.

 

Lieutenant of the Tower

Lieutenant of the Tower ▶noun (in the UK ) the acting commandant of the Tower of London.

 

Oxford Dictionary

lieu

lieu |ljuː, luː | ▶noun (in lieu ) instead: the company issued additional shares to shareholders in lieu of a cash dividend. ORIGIN Middle English: via French from Latin locus ‘place ’.

 

Lieut.

Lieut. ▶abbreviation Lieutenant.

 

lieutenant

lieutenant |lɛfˈtɛnənt | ▶noun a deputy or substitute acting for a superior: one of the Prime Minister's most trusted lieutenants. • a rank of officer in the British army, above second lieutenant and below captain. • a rank of officer in the navy, above sub lieutenant and below lieutenant commander. • (in the US ) a police officer next in rank below captain. DERIVATIVES lieutenancy noun ( pl. lieutenancies ) ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French (see lieu, tenant ). usage: In the normal British pronunciation of lieutenant the first syllable sounds like lef-. In the standard US pronunciation the first syllable, in contrast, rhymes with do. It is difficult to explain where the f in the British pronunciation comes from. Probably, at some point before the 19th century, the u at the end of Old French lieu was read and pronounced as a v, and the v later became an f.

 

lieutenant colonel

lieu |ten ¦ant col |onel ▶noun a rank of officer in the army and the US air force, above major and below colonel.

 

lieutenant commander

lieu |ten ¦ant com |mand ¦er ▶noun a rank of officer in the navy, above lieutenant and below commander.

 

lieutenant general

lieu |ten ¦ant gen |eral ▶noun a high rank of officer in the army, above major general and below general.

 

lieutenant governor

lieu |ten ¦ant gov |ern ¦or ▶noun the acting or deputy governor of a state or province, under a governor or Governor General. DERIVATIVES lieutenant governorship noun

 

lieutenant junior grade

lieu ten ant jun ior grade ▶noun a commissioned officer in the US Navy or Coast Guard ranking above ensign and below lieutenant.

 

Lieutenant of the Tower

Lieutenant of the Tower ▶noun (in the UK ) the acting commandant of the Tower of London.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

lieutenant

lieutenant noun he began his criminal career as the lieutenant of a notorious mob boss: deputy, second in command, right-hand man /woman, number two, assistant, aide, henchman, henchwoman, subordinate; informal sidekick.

 

Duden Dictionary

Lieue

Li eue Substantiv, feminin , die |li̯øː |die Lieue; Genitiv: der Lieue, Plural: die Lieues gallisch-lateinisch-französisch altes französisches Längenmaß

 

French Dictionary

lieu

lieu n. m. (pl. lieux ) nom masculin 1 Portion définie de l ’espace. : Des lieux déserts. Note Technique Le mot lieu est plus général et plus abstrait que le mot endroit. Dans la langue actuelle, il s ’emploie surtout dans de nombreuses locutions figées. 2 Endroit déterminé. : Quel est votre lieu de destination? Je vais à Rimouski. SYNONYME place . 3 Place déterminée dans un ensemble, une succession. Note Technique Pris en ce sens, le nom lieu est au singulier dans de nombreuses expressions. LOCUTIONS Au lieu de À la place de. : Au lieu d ’un parapluie, je prendrai un imperméable. Note Technique Dans la langue juridique, on emploie les expressions au lieu et place, en lieu et place, dont les mots sont tous au singulier. Au lieu que + subjonctif, Cette locution signifie que l ’action exprimée par le subjonctif n ’a pas été accomplie, mais qu ’elle a été remplacée par l ’action exprimée par le verbe de la principale. : Au lieu que le remède produise un effet bénéfique, il a été nocif. Avoir lieu. Se produire. : En 1976, les Jeux olympiques ont eu lieu à Montréal. Donner lieu. Être cause de. : Les commentaires donneront lieu à de nombreux ajouts. En haut lieu Auprès des autorités. : Attention, il se plaindra en haut lieu. En premier lieu, en dernier lieu D ’abord, enfin. En temps et lieu. Au moment et à l ’endroit convenables. En tous lieux, en tout lieu Partout. Haut lieu. figuré Lieu mémorable. Il y a lieu de + infinitif. Il faut. : Il y a lieu de se taire quand on ne dit que des bêtises. Lieu commun. Banalité. : Des lieux communs. Lieu public. Lieu auquel le public peut accéder (parc, rue, magasin, restaurant, etc. ). Lieu saint. Église, temple, sanctuaire. Mettre en lieu sûr. Ranger à l ’abri du danger. S ’il y a lieu Si l ’occasion se présente, le cas échéant. Sur les lieux Sur place. Tenir lieu. Remplacer. : Cette loupe et les rayons du soleil tiendront lieu d ’allumette. Vider les lieux. Quitter un endroit.

 

lieu-dit

lieu-dit n. m. (pl. lieux-dits ) nom masculin Lieu de faible étendue ayant reçu spontanément un nom inspiré de la géographie, de l ’histoire ou du folklore.

 

lieue

lieue n. f. nom féminin anciennement Mesure de distance. : Des bottes de sept lieues. LOCUTION Être à cent, à mille lieues de. figuré Être très loin de. : Nous étions à mille lieues d ’imaginer cela. Note Orthographique lieu e, un e final.

 

lieutenant

lieutenant lieutenante n. m. f. féminin et nom masculin Officier militaire.

 

lieutenant-colonel

lieutenant-colonel lieutenante-colonelle n. m. f. féminin et nom masculin Officier, officière militaire. : Des lieutenants-colonels.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

lieu

lieu /luː, ljuː /名詞 (!次の成句で ) .in l í eu (of A )｟かたく ｠(Aの )代わりに (instead (of A )) (!Aは等価のもの ) .

 

Lieut

Lieut .Lieutenant .

 

lieutenant

lieu ten ant /luːténənt |lef- / (! 強勢は第2音節 ) 〖lieu (代わりに )tenant (所有者 )〗名詞 複 ～s /-ts /C (｟略 ｠Lieut. , 複合語の場合はLt.)1 a. ｟米 ｠(陸軍の )中 [少 ]尉 (first [second ] lieutenant ); ｟英 ｠(陸軍の )中尉 ; (海軍の )大尉 .b. ｟米 ｠(警察署の )警部補 , (消防署の )副署長 , 署長補佐 .2 (上官不在中の )代理官 , 上官代理 (deputy ); 副官 .～̀ c ó lonel 陸軍中佐 ; ｟米 ｠空軍中佐 (｟略 ｠Lt. Col. ).～̀ comm á nder 海軍少佐 (｟略 ｠Lt. Comdr. ).～̀ g é neral 陸軍中将 ; ｟米 ｠空軍中将 .～̀ g ó vernor ｟米 ｠州副知事 ; ｟英 ｠(植民地の )副総督 ; ｟カナダ ｠州の副総督 (｟略 ｠Lt. Gov. ).～̀ j ù nior gr á de ｟米 ｠海軍中尉 ; 沿岸警備隊中尉 .