I can't believe they made Charlie a prefect!
Source: tatoeba (8681084)
Prefect
//ˈpɹiːfɛkt//
Synonyms for "prefect" (53 found)
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Related words (26)
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38 translations across 21 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- prefekt noun (the head of a prefecture, whether a Japanese prefecture, French department, or Balkan county)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἔπαρχος noun (an official of ancient Rome)
Bulgarian
1 entries- префект noun (an official of ancient Rome)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 風紀 /风纪 noun (a school pupil in a position of power over other pupils)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 級長 /级长 noun (a school pupil in a position of power over other pupils)
Czech
1 entries- prefekt noun (the head of a prefecture, whether a Japanese prefecture, French department, or Balkan county)
Finnish
3 entries- prefekti noun (an official of ancient Rome)
- prefekti noun (the head of a prefecture, whether a Japanese prefecture, French department, or Balkan county)
- valvojaoppilas noun (a school pupil in a position of power over other pupils)
French
2 entries- préfet noun (an official of ancient Rome)
- préfet noun (the head of a prefecture, whether a Japanese prefecture, French department, or Balkan county)
German
2 entries- Präfekt noun (an official of ancient Rome)
- Präfekt noun (the head of a prefecture, whether a Japanese prefecture, French department, or Balkan county)
Indonesian
2 entries- gubernur noun (the head of a prefecture, whether a Japanese prefecture, French department, or Balkan county)
- prefek noun (the head of a prefecture, whether a Japanese prefecture, French department, or Balkan county)
Irish
1 entries- maor noun (a school pupil in a position of power over other pupils)
Italian
4 entries- capo noun (a commander)
- capoclasse noun (a school pupil in a position of power over other pupils)
- prefetto noun (an official of ancient Rome)
- prefetto noun (the head of a prefecture, whether a Japanese prefecture, French department, or Balkan county)
Latin
3 entries- praefectus noun (an official of ancient Rome)
- praefectus noun (the head of a prefecture, whether a Japanese prefecture, French department, or Balkan county)
- praepositus noun (a commander)
Māori
2 entries- piriwheke noun (an official of ancient Rome)
- piriwheke noun (a school pupil in a position of power over other pupils)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Launtsrot noun (a commander)
Polish
2 entries- dyżurna noun (a school pupil in a position of power over other pupils)
- dyżurny noun (a school pupil in a position of power over other pupils)
Portuguese
2 entries- prefeito noun (an official of ancient Rome)
- prefeito noun (the head of a prefecture, whether a Japanese prefecture, French department, or Balkan county)
Russian
4 entries- префе́кт noun (an official of ancient Rome)
- префе́кт noun (the head of a prefecture, whether a Japanese prefecture, French department, or Balkan county)
- руководи́тель noun (a commander)
- ста́роста noun (a school pupil in a position of power over other pupils)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- prèfekt noun (the head of a prefecture, whether a Japanese prefecture, French department, or Balkan county)
Swahili
1 entries- kiranja noun (a school pupil in a position of power over other pupils)
Welsh
1 entries- swyddog noun (a school pupil in a position of power over other pupils)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Charlie absolutely did not deserve to be made a prefect.
Source: tatoeba (8681085)
There is a person Gavius, who, after I had offered him a post as prefect at Brutus’ request, said and did a good deal to disparage me.
Source: tatoeba (11246050)
the prefect of the aqueducts; the prefect of a camp, of a fleet, of the city guard, or of provisions; the pretorian prefect, who was commander of the troops guarding the emperor's person
Source: wiktionary
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