Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

rangos

English translation:

non-commissioned personnel

Added to glossary by Wendy Gosselin
Feb 1, 2023 20:00
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Spanish term

rangos

Spanish to English Other Military / Defense
Memoir of WWI. Could this mean "private" as in a low-ranking soldier?

Retornando a Londres, y ahora apto para el servicio, en un mes partí como ayudante de barco el 1 de febrero de 1916 hacia Alejandría con 137 oficiales y otros 2660 rangos, 102 unidades diferentes, continuamente llevamos salvavidas.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 non-commissioned personnel
4 +2 ranks

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non-commissioned personnel

It's not only 'privates'.

If the text refers the guy from New Zealand who has 'starred' in several of your recent questions, "non-commissioned personnel" would be appropriate. NZ military ranks are similar to those of the British armed forces.
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/New_Zealand_military_ranks
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agree neilmac
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agree Jo Macdonald
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agree claudia bagnardi
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ranks

The machine that translated this (which must be pretty ancient, they are infinitely better these days) was faced with the phrase "2660 other ranks" (not "another 2660 ranks" which is what it found some Spanish for).

Other ranks

noun BRITISH
(in the armed forces) all those who are not commissioned officers.
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agree Ana Vozone
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Reference comments

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Reference:

According to my husband, who was a sergeant when he did his military service, 'rangos' refers to all ranks below 'Oficiales Generales' and 'Oficiales'. I don't know if there's a general term in English. I assume that you're referring to the Navy.

Oficiales Generales:
Capitán General.
Almirante General.
Almirante.
Vicealmirante o General de División.
Contralmirante o General de Brigada.
Oficiales:
Capitán de Navío o Coronel.
Capitán de Fragata o Teniente Coronel.
Capitán de Corbeta o Comandante.
Teniente de Navío o Capitán.
Alférez de Navío o Teniente.
Alférez de Fragata o Alférez.
Suboficiales:
Suboficial Mayor.
Subteniente.
Brigada.
Sargento Primero.
Sargento.
Tropa y Marinería:
Cabo Mayor.
Cabo Primero.
Cabo.
Soldado o Marinero.

https://armada.defensa.gob.es/ArmadaPortal/page/Portal/Armad...



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Note added at 22 mins (2023-02-01 20:22:54 GMT)
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The four groups are 'Oficiales Generales', 'Oficiales', Suboficiales' and 'Tropa y Marina'.
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agree O G V
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Thank you, O G V :-)
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Reference:

personal de otro rango

es como se suele decir después de aludir a oficiales

sentencia del tribunal constitucional - EXPhttps://www.tc.gob.pe › jurisprudencia
... clasificación militar (personal superior u oficiales, personal subalterno y ... de mantener relaciones con personal de otro rango) es razonable y, ...

la productividad del capital humano en la empresa informativahttp://webs.ucm.es › BUCM › tesis › inf › ucm-t25599
PDF
2001 · Mencionado por 31 — aparecido otras motivaciones de índole social o personal de otro rango, ... (jefes, oficiales, especialistas o peones, por ejemplo), sino en “grupos.
375 páginas

SEGURO ESTATAL in English Translationhttps://tr-ex.me › translation › spanish-english › seguro...
los reclutas, y los oficiales y personal de otro rango de las unidades del Ministerio del Interior. daccess-ods.un.org. Decree No.


sentencia del tribunal constitucional - EXPhttps://www.tc.gob.pe › jurisprudencia
... clasificación militar (personal superior u oficiales, personal subalterno y ... de mantener relaciones con personal de otro rango) es razonable y, ...

la productividad del capital humano en la empresa informativahttp://webs.ucm.es › BUCM › tesis › inf › ucm-t25599
PDF
2001 · Mencionado por 31 — aparecido otras motivaciones de índole social o personal de otro rango, ... (jefes, oficiales, especialistas o peones, por ejemplo), sino en “grupos.
375 páginas

SEGURO ESTATAL in English Translationhttps://tr-ex.me › translation › spanish-english › seguro...
los reclutas, y los oficiales y personal de otro rango de las unidades del Ministerio del Interior. daccess-ods.un.org. Decree No.
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Reference:

Military ranks

There are 13 enlisted Army ranks: private, private second class, private first class, specialist, corporal, sergeant, staff sergeant, sergeant first class, master sergeant, first sergeant, sergeant major, command sergeant major and sergeant major of the Army.



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Note added at 13 hrs (2023-02-02 09:05:04 GMT)
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I.e., I think the text mentions 137 officers and 2660 personnel of different ranks.
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