chef
The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large householdThe presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household.
» Aren't you a chef?
Хіба ти не шеф-кухар?
Хіба ви не шеф-кухар?
Meaning
5 sensesThe presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household.
a professional cook
The head cook of a restaurant or other establishment.
Chefkoch, Chefköchin, Küchenchef
шеф-по́варšef-póvar, по́варpóvar, ста́рший ко́кstáršij kók
шеф-куха́рšef-kuxár
Any cook.
My partner is the chef of the household, while I do most of the cleaning.
(slang)One who manufactures illegal drugs; a cook.
(historical)A reliquary in the shape of a head.
Examples
205 sentencesAren't you a chef?
Хіба ти не шеф-кухар?
Tom is a chef.
Том кухар.
deTom ist Koch.
I'll call the chef.
Я покличу шеф-кухара.
deIch hole den Küchenchef.
Tom is a talented chef.
Том — талановитий шеф-кухар.
deTom ist ein begnadeter Koch.
You're still a chef, aren't you?
Translations
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Origin
Unadapted borrowing from French chef (from the positions of chef d'office and chef de cuisUnadapted borrowing from French chef (from the positions of chef d'office and chef de cuisine), from Old French chief (“head, leader”) (English chief), from Vulgar Latin capus (“head”) (from which also captain, chieftain), from Latin caput (“head”) (possibly related to English cap (“head covering”)).
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Forms
plural: chefsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
27 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- B1False friends — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
5 patterns- a pastry chef
- pastry chef
- good chef
- a good chef
- was a chef