- cadet ca·det n
- [kə'dɛt]
Mil etc cadetto
cadet officer — allievo ufficiale
police cadet — allievo poliziotto
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
cadet ca·det n
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Cadet — Ca*det , n. [F. cadet a younger or the youngest son or brother, dim. fr. L. caput head; i. e., a smaller head of the family, after the first or eldest. See {Chief}, and cf. {Cad}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The younger of two brothers; a younger brother… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cadet — [kə det′] n. [Fr, younger son < Gascon capdet, captain, chief < Prov capdel < LL capitellum, dim. of L caput, HEAD] 1. Now Rare a younger son or brother 2. Historical a younger son who became a gentleman volunteer in the army to offset… … English World dictionary
cadet — n. 1) an air force; military; naval cadet 2) (slang) (AE) a space cadet ( an absent minded person ) * * * [kə det] military naval cadet an air force (slang) (AE) a space cadet ( an absent minded person ) … Combinatory dictionary
cadet — cadetship, n. /keuh det /, n. 1. a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship. 2. a student in training for service as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Coast Guard. Cf. midshipman… … Universalium
cadet — UK [kəˈdet] / US noun [countable] Word forms cadet : singular cadet plural cadets a young person who is training to be a police officer or military officer … English dictionary
Cadet — /keuh det /, n. Russ. Hist. a member of the former Constitutional Democratic party. [ < Russ kadét, equiv. to ka + de (the letter names of k, d, repr. konstitutsiónnyi demokrát Constitutional Democrat) + t from kadét (now obs.) CADET] * * * … Universalium
Cadet-Flüssigkeit — Ca|det Flüs|sig|keit [ka dɛ ; nach dem frz. Apotheker L. C. Cadet de Gassicourt (1731–1799)]: ↑ Kakodyl … Universal-Lexikon
cadet — /kəˈdɛt / (say kuh det) noun 1. a person undergoing training in the armed services, police, public service, at sea, etc. 2. a member of a military training unit in a secondary school. 3. NZ a young person in apprenticeship to farming. 4. a… …
cadet — ca|det [kəˈdet] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: French dialect capdet chief , from Late Latin capitellum, from Latin caput head ] someone who is training to be an officer in the army, navy, ↑air force, or police … Dictionary of contemporary English
cadet — ca|det [ kə det ] noun count a young person who is training to be a police officer or military officer … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cadet — ca·det || kÉ™ det n. young man in training for the military; person in training; youngest son … English contemporary dictionary
