Usage Note
Sargento is a non-commissioned officer rank used in the army, police, and other uniformed services. It is a masculine noun by default, but la sargento is now widely used for a female holder of the rank. In colloquial speech it can be applied humorously to a strict or bossy person ('es un sargento en casa').
Examples
"El sargento ordenó a los soldados que avanzaran."
Natural Translation
The sergeant ordered the soldiers to advance.
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