chief

Chef, Leiter

Die Person, die eine Organisation, Abteilung oder andere Gruppe leitet.

In einfachem Englisch: The person who leads an organization, department, or other group.

• The fire chief arrived first.
• Our new police chief starts on Monday.
• He reports directly to the security chief.

So benutzt man es: chief of something (She became chief of the research department.)

Synonyme: head, leader, boss

Häufige Wendungen: police chief, fire chief, chief of staff

Häuptling, Stammesoberhaupt

Die Person, die einen Stamm oder eine ähnliche traditionelle Gemeinschaft führt.

In einfachem Englisch: The leader of a tribe or similar traditional community.

• The chief welcomed the visitors.
• The village elders met with their chief.
• A new chief was chosen after the ceremony.

Synonyme: leader

Häufige Wendungen: tribal chief, village chief, the chief of something

hauptsächlich, wichtigste

Am wichtigsten oder in der höchsten Stellung unter vergleichbaren Personen oder Dingen.

In einfachem Englisch: Most important, or having the highest position among similar people or things.

• Cost is our chief concern.
• She is the chief designer at the company.
• What was the chief reason for the delay?

Synonyme: main, principal, leading

Gegenteile: minor

Häufige Wendungen: chief concern, chief reason, chief executive