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1. nounchief of police — Polizeipräsident, der
2. adjective, usu. attrib.chief of staff — (of a service) Generalstabschef, der; (commander) Stabschef, der
1) Ober-chief engineer — erster Maschinist (Seew.)
[Lord] Chief Justice — (Brit.) [Lord] Oberrichter, der
2) (first in importance, influence, etc.) Haupt-chief reason/aim — Hauptgrund, der/-ziel, das
* * *[ i:f] 1. adjective(greatest in importance etc: the chief cause of disease.) Haupt-...2. noun(the head of a clan or tribe, or a department, business etc.) der Chef- academic.ru/12413/chiefly">chiefly- chief executive officer
- chieftain* * *[tʃi:f]I. nexamination in \chief Befragung f von eigenen Zeugen durch den Anwalt5.▶ too many \chiefs and not enough Indians ( prov) zu viele Chefs und keine Arbeiter, alle schauen zu und keiner arbeitetII. adj attr, inv\chief administrator Verwaltungschef(in) m(f)to be \chief cook and bottle-washer ( also iron fam) Küchendienst machen\chief minister Ministerpräsident(in) m(f)* * *[tʃiːf]1. n pl -s1) (of organization) Leiter(in) m(f), Chef(in) m(f) (inf); (of clan) Oberhaupt nt; (of tribe) Häuptling m; (of gang) Anführer(in) m(f); (inf = boss) Boss m (inf), Chef mchief of police — Polizeipräsident(in) or -chef(in) m(f)
chief of staff (Mil) — Stabschef(in) m(f)
chief of state — Staatschef(in) m(f)
3)2. adj1) (= most important) Haupt-, wichtigste(r, s), bedeutendste(r, s)the chief thing — das Wichtigste, die Hauptsache
2) (= most senior) Haupt-, Ober-, erste(r)chief clerk — Bürochef m
chief executive officer — Hauptgeschäftsführer(in) m(f), Generaldirektor(in) m(f), Vorstandsvorsitzende(r) m(f)
Chief Secretary ( to the Treasury) ( Brit Pol ) — stellvertretender Finanzminister, stellvertretende Finanzministerin
chief of staff — (General)stabschef(in) m(f)
* * *chief [tʃiːf]A s1. Oberhaupt n (eines Staates etc), Vorsitzender m (einer Partei etc), Leiter m:chief of a department Abteilungsleiter2. Häuptling m (eines Stammes):American Indian chief Indianerhäuptling3. umga) hum Boss m, Chef m5. in chief hauptsächlich, vor allem1. erst(er, e, es), oberst(er, e, es), höchst(er, e, es), Ober…, Haupt…:chief concern Hauptanliegen n;chief designer Chefkonstrukteur m;chief executive officer WIRTSCH Hauptgeschäftsführer(in);chief problem Hauptproblem n2. hauptsächlich, wichtigst(er, e, es):chief source of income Haupteinnahmequelle f;the chief thing to remember was man sich vor allem merken muss;chief witness for the prosecution Hauptbelastungszeuge mC adv obs hauptsächlich, vor allemch. abk2. chapter3. chief4. child5. children6. church* * *1. nounchief of police — Polizeipräsident, der
2. adjective, usu. attrib.chief of staff — (of a service) Generalstabschef, der; (commander) Stabschef, der
1) Ober-chief engineer — erster Maschinist (Seew.)
[Lord] Chief Justice — (Brit.) [Lord] Oberrichter, der
2) (first in importance, influence, etc.) Haupt-chief reason/aim — Hauptgrund, der/-ziel, das
* * *adj.hauptsächlich adj. n.Anführer - m.Chef -s m.Vorsteher m. -
6 egoistisch
■ Von rücksichtslosem Bedachtsein auf den eigenen Torerfolg bestimmt.Syn. egoistisch■ Chiefly concerned with one's own interest in scoring.Syn. egoistic -
7 eigensinnig
■ Von rücksichtslosem Bedachtsein auf den eigenen Torerfolg bestimmt.Syn. egoistisch■ Chiefly concerned with one's own interest in scoring.Syn. egoistic -
8 bugle
nounBügelhorn, das* * *['bju:ɡl](a musical wind instrument usually made of brass, used chiefly for military signals: He plays the bugle.) das Horn- academic.ru/9460/bugler">bugler* * *bu·gle[ˈbju:gl̩]n Horn nt* * *['bjuːgl]nBügelhorn ntbugle call — Hornsignal nt
* * *bugle1 [ˈbjuːɡl]A s1. (Jagd)Horn n2. MIL Signalhorn n:sound the bugle ein Hornsignal blasen;bugle call Hornsignal nB v/t & v/i auf dem Horn blasenbugle2 [ˈbjuːɡl] s Glas-, Schmelzperle fbugle3 [ˈbjuːɡl] s BOT Günsel m* * *nounBügelhorn, das* * *n.Waldhorn -¨er n. -
9 mostly
adverb* * *adverb (to the greatest degree or extent, or for most of the time; mainly: The air we breathe is mostly nitrogen and oxygen; Mostly I go to the library rather than buy books.) größtenteils* * *most·ly[ˈməʊs(t)li, AM ˈmoʊ-]adv inv1. (usually) meistensthe work is \mostly done die Arbeit ist größtenteils getan* * *['məUstlI]adv(= principally) hauptsächlich; (= most of the time) meistens; (= by and large) zum größten Teilthey are mostly women/over fifty — die meisten sind Frauen/über fünfzig
mostly because... — hauptsächlich, weil...
* * *mostly [ˈməʊstlı] adv1. größtenteils, im Wesentlichen, in der Hauptsache2. hauptsächlich, meist(ens)* * *adverb(most of the time) meistens; (mainly) größtenteils; hauptsächlich* * *adv.größtenteils adv.hauptsächlich adv.meist adv.meistens adv. -
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adverb* * *adverb (chiefly; in the first place: I wrote the play primarily as a protest, and only secondarily as entertainment.) in erster Linie* * *pri·mari·ly[praɪˈmerəli]* * *['praImərIlI]advhauptsächlich, in erster Linie* * *1. zuerst, ursprünglich, anfänglich2. in erster Linie, vor allem, primär* * *adverb* * *adv.erstrangig adv.hauptsächlich adv.primär adv.zuerst adv. -
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adverb* * ** * *prin·ci·pal·ly[ˈprɪn(t)səpli]* * *['prInsIpəlI]advvornehmlich, in erster Linie* * *prin. abk2. principle* * *adverb* * *adv.grundsätzlich adv.hauptsächlich adv.im Prinzip ausdr. -
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1) ( usually) meistens2) ( in the main) größtenteils, im Wesentlichen;the work is \mostly done die Arbeit ist größtenteils getan3) ( chiefly) hauptsächlich, in der Hauptsache
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Chiefly — Chief ly, adv. 1. In the first place; principally; pre[ e]minently; above; especially. [1913 Webster] Search through this garden; leave unsearched no nook; But chiefly where those two fair creatures lodge. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. For the most… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chiefly — [chēf′lē] adv. 1. most of all; above all 2. mainly; mostly adj. of or like a chief [a chiefly rank] … English World dictionary
chiefly — index a fortiori, ab initio, as a rule, generally, particularly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
chiefly — pre eminently, mid 14c., from CHIEF (Cf. chief) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). Meaning pertaining to a chief is from 1870 … Etymology dictionary
chiefly — *largely, greatly, mostly, mainly, principally, generally … New Dictionary of Synonyms
chiefly — [adv] most importantly above all, especially, essentially, in general, in the first place, in the main, largely, mainly, mostly, on the whole, overall, predominantly, primarily, principally, usually; concepts 567,772 Ant. unimportantly … New thesaurus
chiefly — ► ADVERB ▪ mainly; mostly … English terms dictionary
chiefly — /cheef lee/, adv. 1. primarily; essentially: He phoned chiefly to let us know he was feeling better. 2. mainly; mostly: This dish consists chiefly of noodles. adj. 3. of, pertaining to, or like a chief: his chiefly responsibilities. [1300 50; ME; … Universalium
chiefly — [[t]tʃi͟ːfli[/t]] ADV: ADV with cl/group, ADV with v You use chiefly to indicate that a particular reason, emotion, method, or feature is the main or most important one. He joined the consular service in China, chiefly because this was one of the … English dictionary
chiefly — chief•ly [[t]ˈtʃif li[/t]] adv. 1) primarily; essentially: wanted chiefly for armed robbery[/ex] 2) mainly; mostly: The dish consisted chiefly of noodles[/ex] 3) cvb of, pertaining to, or like a chief: chiefly duty[/ex] • Etymology: 1300–50 … From formal English to slang
chiefly — adv. Chiefly is used with these adjectives: ↑composed, ↑concerned, ↑interested, ↑responsible Chiefly is used with these verbs: ↑consist … Collocations dictionary