jefe

/ˈxefe/, [ˈxe.fe]

boss, chief

Examples

Soy el jefe de Tom.

I'm Tom's boss.

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Esta noche tengo que cenar con mi jefe.

I have to eat dinner with my boss tonight.

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No puedo creer que tuviera los cojones de pedirle al jefe un aumento de sueldo.

I can't believe he had the balls to ask the boss for a raise.

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Fue despedido por el jefe de la fábrica.

He was dismissed by the boss of the factory.

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¿Quién es el jefe aquí?

Who is the boss here?

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Ayer nos coordinamos con nuestro jefe de facultad para organizar una fiesta en el edificio.

Yesterday we coordinated with the department head to organize an office party.

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No tengo el coraje de pedirle a mi jefe que me preste su auto.

I don't have the courage to ask my boss to lend me his car.

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Tom no tuvo el valor de pedirle un aumento a su jefe.

Tom didn't have the courage to ask his boss for a raise.

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Yo me estaba preparando para terminar mi reporte cuando mi jefe me pidió que le explicara todos los detalles del proyecto de nuevo.

I was preparing to finish my report when my boss asked me to explain all of the project's details again.

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Mi jefe rechazó el presupuesto para el nuevo proyecto.

My boss rejected the budget for the new project.

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¿Ya has llamado al jefe?

Have you called the boss already?

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El jefe está pensando en despedir a un empleado.

The boss is thinking of firing an employee.

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Ellos frecuentemente se burlan del jefe.

They often make fun of the boss.

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Deseaba ver a su jefe en Tokio antes de partir hacia América.

He wanted to see his boss in Tokyo before leaving for America.

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El jefe prometió montañas de oro.

The boss promised mountains of gold.

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Dudo que nuestro nuevo jefe vaya a ser peor que el anterior.

I doubt that our new boss will be any worse than the old one.

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No le diga al jefe.

Don't tell the boss.

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El jefe se va a enfadar conmigo.

The boss is going to get mad at me.

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¿Te llevas bien con tu jefe?

Do you get along with your boss?

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Tom no tiene lo que se necesita para ser el jefe.

Tom doesn't have what it takes to be the boss.

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