jefe
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- noun
- /ˈheɪfeɪ/
- US
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jefe
- And here we have a boss, El jefe.
- jefes civiles
Examples
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Can you please tell jefe that we appreciate his support in this project?
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"All the men who are young enough and able enough to work are gone," El Jefe said, "to El Norte."
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Your phone is ringing, El Jefe.
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I thought of my former boss, the ministry jefe who manipulated statistics to suit himself.
Fiction book (1997) -
But right now you're the guy who's going to take me to meet your jefe.
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Jefe, find the General.
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Jefe, Victor is gone.
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Everyone respected El Jefe for his leadership and dedication to the team.
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In our meeting, jefe shared his vision for the future of the company.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person in charge of a group or workers
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8.9
A person in charge of a team or project
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9.9
The person in charge of a group or organization
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8.4
A person who leads and gives orders to others, often in Spanish-speaking countries
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Etymology
Jefe comes from an old word that meant 'head' and is like the English word chief, which also meant 'head'. So jefe means the leader or boss of a group, which is why managers in Spanish are called jefe.