jefe

/ˈxefe/, [ˈxe.fe]

boss, chief

Examples

¿Te gusta tu jefe?

Do you like your boss?

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Mi jefe me invitó a cenar.

My boss invited me to dinner.

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Mi jefe me hizo trabajar el domingo pasado.

My boss made me work last Sunday.

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"Es un buen momento para que te tomes unas vacaciones", dijo el jefe a Jim.

"It's a good time for you to take a vacation," the boss said to Jim.

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¿Te agrada tu jefe?

Do you like your boss?

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Como soy pensionista, por fin soy mi propio jefe.

As a pensioner, I'm my own boss now, finally.

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Lo único que le importaba a Tom era que no fuéramos maleducados con su jefe.

The only thing that mattered to Tom was that we weren't impolite to his boss.

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Eso es lo que el jefe quiere.

That's what the boss wants.

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Me acosté con mi jefe.

I slept with my boss.

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La recomendación de mi jefe fue decisiva.

The recommendation from my boss made all the difference.

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Lo lamento, en este momento mi jefe está durmiendo. Por favor, vuelva mañana.

I'm sorry, my boss is sleeping right now. Please come back tomorrow.

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Pienso que sería bueno hablar una vez más con el jefe.

I think it would be good to talk once more with the boss.

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- Nuestro jefe insistió en que pusiéramos ese precio -le explicó la dependienta-. Pero bueno, usted no tiene por qué pagarme 0,99 en kopeks, puede pagar más si quiere.

"Our boss insisted on that price," the shopkeeper explained. "But you know, you don't have to pay me 0.99 in kopeks. You can pay more if you like."

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No tuve otra que contestarle a mi jefe.

I could not but talk back to my boss.

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¿Es usted el jefe?

Are you the boss?

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Todo jefe tiene su empleado favorito.

Every boss has his or her favorite employee.

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Si quieres más detalles que eso, tendrás que preguntarle a mi jefe.

If you want more details than that, you'll have to ask my boss.

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No me agrada tu jefe.

I don't like your boss.

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Él ha sido el jefe de su tribu por 35 años.

He has been the chief of his tribe for 35 years.

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¡Todo despejado, Jefe!

All's clear, Boss!

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