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jefe

/ˈxefe/, [ˈxe.fe]

boss, chief

Noun jefe m (plural jefes, feminine jefa, feminine plural jefas)

  1. chief; president; head; leader of a business, political party, or other organization
  2. boss; supervisor; manager
  3. (military) colonel; major; rank between captain and general
  4. (heraldry) chief
  5. (video games) boss
  6. (colloquial, Mexico) dad, father

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • ¿Dónde está el jefe?

    Where's the boss?

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  • El jefe me matará.

    The chief's gonna kill me.

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  • A mi estratega en jefe, David Axelrod, quien fue mi socio a cada paso del camino. ¡Al mejor equipo de campaña reunido en la historia de la política! Ustedes hicieron esto realidad, y les estoy eternamente agradecido por lo que se sacrificaron para lograrlo.

    To my chief strategist, David Axelrod, who's been a partner with me every step of the way. To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics! You made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done.

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  • Creo que es hora de que hable de este problema con el jefe.

    I think it's time for me to talk to the boss about this problem.

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  • Si quieres más detalles sobre eso, tendrás que preguntar a mi jefe.

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

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  • Ella ve a su jefe como a un padre.

    She thinks of her boss as a father.

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  • Él es mi jefe.

    He is my boss.

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  • Espero que mi jefe esté de acuerdo con mi plan.

    I hope my boss agrees to my plan.

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  • Tom está almorzando con el jefe de policía.

    Tom is having lunch with the police chief.

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  • Hablas como si fueras el jefe.

    You talk as if you were the boss.

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