Capital

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.1.1.1 Translations to be checked 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.1.1 Translations to be checked 1.3 See also 2 French 2.1 Noun 2.2 Adjective

English

Noun

capital (plural capitals)

1. The most important city within a country.

   Note: The term for a legislative seat is spelled capital. The building in which such an assembly meets is spelled capitol.

2. (Economics) Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
3. An uppercase letter.
4. (Architecture): the uppermost part of a column

Translations

the most important city

Finnish: pääkaupunki

Swedish: huvudstad c

money and wealth

Finnish: pääoma

Swedish: kapital n

uppercase letter

Finnish: iso kirjain, versaalikirjain, majuskeli

uppermost part of a column

Finnish: kapiteeli

Translations to be checked

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above. Numbering may be inaccurate.

• Catalan: capital f (1), capital m (2), lletra majúscula f (3)
• Chinese: 首都 (shǒudū) (1), 資本 (zīběn) (2), 大寫 (dà xiě) (3)
• Dutch: hoofdstad f (1), kapitaal n (2), hoofdletter f (3), blokletter f (3) (in Flanders?)
• German: Hauptstadt f (1), Kapital n (2), Großbuchstabe n (3)
• French: capitale f (1), capital (2) m, majuscule f (3)
• Indonesian: ibukota (1), kapital (2), huruf besar (3)
• Interlingua: capital (1,2); majuscula, littera majuscule (3)
• Italian: capitale f (1), capitale m (2), maiuscolo m (3)
• Japanese: 首都 (しゅと, shuto) (1), 資本 (しほん, shihon) (2), 大文字 (おおもじ, oomoji) (3)
• Korean: 서울 (seo-ul), 수도 [首都] (sudo) (1), 자본 [資本] (jabon) (2), 대문자 [大文字] (daemunja) (3)
• Polish: stolica f (1); kapitał m, duża litera f (3)
• Portuguese: capital f (1); capital m (2); (letra) maiúscula f (3)
• Romanian: capitalã f
• Romanica: capital f (1), capital m (2); majuscula f, littera majuscula f (3)
• Spanish: capital f (1), capital m (2), letra mayúscula f (3)

Adjective

1. Of prime importance.
2. (British) Excellent.
3. Involving punishment by death.

   a capital offence

4. Uppercase.

   capital letter

Translations

of prime importance

Finnish: ensisijainen, pääasiallinen, pää- (in compounds)

Swedish: huvudsaklig

excellent

Finnish: suurenmoinen, hieno, upea, fantastinen

involving punishment by death

Finnish: kuolemalla rangaistava, kohtalokas (figurative)

uppercase

Finnish: versaali, iso

Translations to be checked

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above. Numbering may be inaccurate.

• Dutch: allerbelangrijkst, kapitaal, hoogst (1), excellent (2), uitstekend (2)
• Chinese: 主要的 (zhǔyào de)(1), 一流 (yìlíu) (2)
• French: capital (1), excellent (2), majuscule (4)
• German: haupt- (1), kapital (1), großartig (2)
• Interlingua: capital (1); excellente (2)
• Italian: maiuscolo m (4)
• Portuguese: capital m & f (1); excelente m & f (2)
• Romanica: capital m aut f (1); excellente m aut f (2)

See also

• block capitals
• capital punishment
• in capitals

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French

Noun

capital m

1. Capital (money and wealth)

Adjective

capital m (f capitale, m plural capitaux, f plural capitales)

1. Capital (important)