Definição de 'chief'
Formas da palavra: plural chiefs
1. substantivo contável
The chief of an organization is the person who is in charge of it.
2. substantivo contável & pronome de tratamento
3. adjectivo [ADJECTIVE noun]
4. adjectivo [ADJECTIVE noun]
The chief cause, part, or member of something is the most important one.
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Frequência da palavra
chief in British English
advérbio
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Origem da palavra chief
C13: from Old French, from Latin caput head
Frequência da palavra
chief in American English
substantivo
1.
the head or leader of a group, organization, etc.; person of highest title or authority
3. Heraldry
the upper third of a shield
adjectivo
advérbio
Expressões:
SYNONYMY NOTE: chief is applied to the person or thing first in rank, authority, importance, etc., and
usually connotes subordination of all others [his chief problem was getting a job]; principal is applied to the person who directs or controls others [a principal clerk] or to the thing or person having precedence over all others by reason of size, position,
importance, etc. [the principal products of Africa]; main, in strict usage, is applied to the thing, often part of a system or an extensive
whole, that is preeminent in size, power, importance, etc. [the main line of a railroad]; lead1 verb transitive stresses capacity for guiding, conducting, or drawing others [a leading light, question, etc.]; foremost suggests a being first by having moved ahead to that position [the foremost statesman of our time]; capital1 is applied to that which is ranked at the head of its kind or class because of its
importance or its special significance [the capital city] OPPOSITES: subordinate, subservient
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Formas derivadas
chiefdom (ˈchiefdom)
substantivo
Frequência da palavra
chief in American English
(tʃif)
substantivo
1.
the head or leader of an organized body of people; the person highest in authority
the chief of police
3. (cap) U.S. Army
a title of some advisers to the Chief of Staff, who do not, in most instances, command the troop units of their arms or services
Chief of Engineers
Chief Signal Officer
6. See in chief
adjectivo
7.
highest in rank or authority
the chief priest
the chief administrator
8.
most important; principal
his chief merit
the chief difficulty
advérbio
9. archaic
chiefly; principally
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Formas derivadas
chiefless adjectivo
chiefship
substantivo
Origem da palavra chief
[1250–1300; ME ‹ AF chief, chef, OF chef ‹ VL *capum, re-formation of L caput head]Exemplos de frases que incluem
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Which heraldic term am I?
an ordinary consisting of a diagonal line traversing a shield
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of, on, or starting from the left side from the bearer's point of view and therefore on the spectator's right
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a standard, seal, etc, bearing the figure of an eagle
Which heraldic term am I?
an ordinary consisting of a vertical stripe, usually in the centre of a shield
Which heraldic term am I?
a less common word for hatchment
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chief
Inglês Britânico: chief
/tʃiːf/ ADJECTIVE
Chief is used in the job titles of the most senior worker or workers of a particular kind in an organization.
...the chief test pilot.
- Inglês Americano: chief /tˈʃif/
- Árabe: رَئِيسيّ
- Português Brasileiro: chefe
- Chinês: 首要的
- Croata: glavni
- Tcheco: hlavní
- Dinamarquês: ledende
- Holandês: voornaamst
- Espanhol Europeu: jefe
- Finlandês: pää-
- Francês: principal plus important
- Alemão: wichtigster
- Grego: κύριος
- Italiano: capo
- Japonês: 主要な
- Coreano: 제1의
- Norueguês: sjefs-
- Polonês: główny naczelny
- Português Europeu: chefe
- Romeno: șef
- Russo: старший
- Espanhol: en jefe
- Sueco: huvud-
- Tailandês: (ตำแหน่ง) ที่สำคัญที่สุด
- Turco: baş
- Ucraniano: головний
- Vietnamita: trưởng
Inglês Britânico: chief
/tʃiːf/ NOUN
The chief of an organization or department is its leader or the person in charge of it.
...the police chief.
- Inglês Americano: chief /tˈʃif/
- Árabe: رَئِيس
- Português Brasileiro: chefe
- Chinês: 首领
- Croata: šef
- Tcheco: vedoucí
- Dinamarquês: chef
- Holandês: leider
- Espanhol Europeu: jefe
- Finlandês: päällikkö
- Francês: chef patron
- Alemão: Oberhaupt
- Grego: αρχηγός
- Italiano: capo
- Japonês: ･･･長 統率
- Coreano: 우두머리
- Norueguês: leder
- Polonês: szef
- Português Europeu: chefe
- Romeno: șef
- Russo: руководитель
- Espanhol: jefe
- Sueco: ledare
- Tailandês: หัวหน้า
- Turco: şef
- Ucraniano: керівник
- Vietnamita: người đứng đầu
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