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capataz

/kah-pah-tahth, -tahs; English kap-uh-tahz/US // ˌkɑ pɑˈtɑθ, -ˈtɑs; English ˌkæp əˈtɑz //

卡帕塔兹,卡帕塔斯,卡帕塔齐

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ca·pa·ta·ces [kah-pah-tah-thes, -ses; English kap-uh-tah-siz]. /ˌkɑ pɑˈtɑ θɛs, -sɛs; English ˌkæp əˈtɑ sɪz/. Spanish.

    • : a foreman or supervisor.

Examples

  • One morning, in the absence of the capataz, one of the men struck him, because he had delayed in fetching the water.

  • The capataz shook his head with a dissatisfied air; his investigation was far from satisfying him.

  • The capataz alone did not appear to place any great confidence in the guide so singularly met.

  • One of them was an Indian; the other the capataz recognised at a glance as the man who had come to the hacienda that morning.

  • Don Martial regarded him with such an air of amazement that the capataz began again laughing heartily.

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