dean
A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or…A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).
» Dean can really put away the food.
Dean kann wirklich eine Menge verdrücken. — BraveSentry
Дин и впрямь умеет расправляться с едой. — Hellerick
Дін і справді вміє розправлятися із їжею. — uaspeaker
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4 sensesA senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).
Dekan
дека́нdekán
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
A dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canons.
Dechant, Dekan
благочи́нныйblagočínnyj
дека́нdekán
The senior member of some group of people.
dean of the diplomatic corps - a country's most senior ambassador
dean of the House - the longest-serving member of a legislature
a man who is the senior member of a group
A hill.
Examples
18 sentencesDean can really put away the food.
Дін і справді вміє розправлятися із їжею. — uaspeaker
ruДин и впрямь умеет расправляться с едой. — Hellerick
deDean kann wirklich eine Menge verdrücken. — BraveSentry
The dean of my department wasn't much older than me.
ruДекан моего факультета был ненамного старше меня. — ZegPhig
He used to be a professor, but now he is the dean.
ruРаньше он был преподавателем, а теперь он декан. — marafon
deEr war mal Professor, aber jetzt ist er der Dekan. — Yorwba
The faculty meeting adopted the dean's proposal.
Without hesitating, the dean selects infinite wisdom.
deOhne Zögern wählt der Dekan unendliche Weisheit. — Yorwba
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English den, deen (“dean”), from Anglo-Norman deen and continental Old FrenchFrom Middle English den, deen (“dean”), from Anglo-Norman deen and continental Old French deien (modern French doyen), from Latin decānus. Doublet of doyen.
Related to den.
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