Meaning of pavēlnieks | Babel Free

Definitions

1. master (a man who has power over other(s))
   declension-1, masculine
2. (male) commander (man who leads a military unit, a military installation, or even one of the armed forces)
   declension-1, masculine

Examples

“viņš ir tur kungs un pavēlnieks”

he is in that place lord and master

“viņš jautā tādā tonī, it kā būtu pilnīgs pavēlnieks par manu likteni un dzīvību”

he asks (questions) in such a tone as if he were the complete master of my destiny and life

“pats esi kungs un pavēlnieks savās mājās, neviens tev nesēž uz kakla”

you yourself are lord and master in your own house, nobody sits on your neck

“armijas pavēlnieks”

army commander

“flotes pavēlnieks”

fleet commander

“rudenī viņš kļuva par Dienvidurālu kara apgabala pavēlnieku”

in the fall he became the commander of the Southern Ural Military District

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