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chief

chief · chiefer · chiefest

головний, основний

главный, основной

hauptsächlich, primär

Primary; principalPrimary; principal.

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/t͡ʃiːf/

» He is the chief of my department.

Er ist der Leiter meiner Abteilung. — jakov

Він - голова нашого департаменту. — shanghainese

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Meaning

2 senses

Primary; principal.
Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster.
hauptsächlich, primär
гла́вныйglávnyj, основно́йosnovnój
(Scotland)Intimate, friendly.

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Examples

170 sentences

He is the chief of my department.
Він - голова нашого департаменту. — shanghainese
deEr ist der Leiter meiner Abteilung. — jakov
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I'm the chief engineer.
Я головний інженер. — deniko
ruЯ главный инженер. — odexed
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Tom is the chief.
Керівник — це Том. — deniko
deTom ist der Chef. — Zaghawa
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Tom became editor-in-chief.
Том став головним редактором. — deniko
ruТом стал главным редактором. — sharptoothed
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The section chief accepted the proposal.
ruЗаведующий отделом принял предложение. — elsteris
deDer Abteilungsleiter nahm den Vorschlag an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Translations

4 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

primary; principal:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

primary; principal:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English chef, borrowed from Old French chief, from Vulgar Latin capu

Inherited from Middle English chef, borrowed from Old French chief, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic *kaput, from Proto-Indo-European *káput, from *kap-, possibly from *kap-, possibly borrowed from a substrate language.

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