-
1 too many chiefs and not enough Indians
too many chiefs and not enough Indiansmuitos caciques para pouco índio.English-Portuguese dictionary > too many chiefs and not enough Indians
-
2 Too many chiefs and not enough indians
Идиоматическое выражение: It means there are too many executives and not enough 'hands on' employees.Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Too many chiefs and not enough indians
-
3 too many chiefs and not enough indians
Идиоматическое выражение: It means there are too many executives and not enough 'hands on' employees.Универсальный англо-русский словарь > too many chiefs and not enough indians
-
4 Indian
1.['ɪndɪən] adjective1) indisch2)2. noun[American] Indian — indianisch
1) Inder, der/Inderin, die2)[American] Indian — Indianer, der/Indianerin, die
* * *['indiən] 1. noun1) (a native inhabitant of North America (see also Red Indian at red), Central or South America.) der/die Indianer(in)2) (a person born in India or having Indian citizenship.) der/die Inder(in)2. adjective(of India or of Indians.) indisch, indianisch* * *In·dian[ˈɪndiən]I. adj1. (of Indian sub-continent) indischII. nAmerican/Canadian \Indians amerikanische/kanadische Indianerto play cowboys and \Indians [Cowboy und] Indianer spielen* * *['Indɪən]1. adj1) indisch2) (= American Indian) (neg!) indianisch, Indianer-2. ntoo many chiefs and not enough Indians (fig) — zu viele Köpfe und nicht genug Hände
* * *Indian [ˈındjən; -dıən]A adj1. (ost)indisch:she’s Indian sie ist Inderin;the Indian rope trick der indische Seiltrick2. indianisch, Indianer…:3. westindischB s1. a) Inder(in)b) Ostinder(in)2. neg! Indianer(in)3. LING Indianisch n* * *1.['ɪndɪən] adjective1) indischsomebody is Indian — jmd. ist Inder/Inderin
2)2. noun[American] Indian — indianisch
1) Inder, der/Inderin, die2)[American] Indian — Indianer, der/Indianerin, die
* * *adj.indisch adj. -
5 chief
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 chief
i:f 1. adjective(greatest in importance etc: the chief cause of disease.) hoved-, over-, viktigst2. noun(the head of a clan or tribe, or a department, business etc.) overhode, sjef, leder- chiefly- chief executive officer
- chieftainhøvding--------sjefIsubst. \/tʃiːf\/1) sjef, leder, overhode, slektens overhode, høvding, styrer2) ( heraldikk) skjoldhodein chief først og fremst, hovedsakelig, vesentligst ( etterstilt i sammensetninger) over-, sjefs-, hoved-, første-, øverst-too many chiefs and not enough indians for mange til å bestemme seg og for få til å gjøre noeIIadj. \/tʃiːf\/1) ( i titler) sjef(s)-, hoved-, første-, over-2) hoved-, viktigst, vesentligst, hovedsakelig, mest fremtredende, ledendechief cook and bottle-washer ( hverdagslig) forklaring: en som utfører en rekke viktige, men rutinemessige oppgaverchief friends nærmeste venner -
7 ♦ chief
♦ chief /tʃi:f/A n.4 (arald.) capoB a.1 principale; più importante; primo: my chief aim, il mio scopo primo; our chief ally, il nostro alleato più importante● chief clerk, capufficio □ (in GB) chief constable, capo della polizia d'una contea o d'una regione □ (fam.) chief cook and bottle-washer, factotum □ (econ.) chief economist, economista capo □ (naut.) chief engineer, direttore (o primo ufficiale) di macchina □ (polit.) the Chief Executive, il capo dell'esecutivo; (in USA) il Presidente degli Stati Uniti □ (org. az.) chief executive officer, amministratore delegato ( di società di capitali) □ (org. az.) chief financial officer, direttore amministrativo e finanziario ( di società) □ (in USA) Chief Justice, presidente della Corte suprema □ (org. az.) chief information officer, direttore informatico ( di società) □ (in GB) chief inspector, ispettore capo (di polizia) □ (aeron. mil., in USA) chief master sergeant, maresciallo di 1a □ chief of staff, (mil.) capo di stato maggiore; (polit., in USA) capo dell'Ufficio della Casa Bianca □ (org. az.) chief operating officer, direttore generale ( di società) □ ( marina mil., in GB e in USA) chief petty officer, grado intermedio tra quelli italiani di «capo di 1a classe» e «aiutante» □ (org. az.) chief privacy officer, responsabile della privacy □ chief rabbi, rabbino capo □ (org. az.) chief risk officer, responsabile della gestione del rischio □ ( polizia, in GB) chief superintendent, sovrintendente capo □ chief surgeon, primario chirurgo □ (aeron. mil., in GB) chief technician, sergente maggiore □ chief town, (città) capoluogo □ (mil., in USA) chief warrant officer, ( esercito) maresciallo maggiore; ( marina mil.) grado massimo di sottufficiale (superiore all'italiano «aiutante») □ (fam.) too many chiefs and not enough Indians, troppi che comandano e nessuno che obbedisce; troppi generali e nessun soldato. -
8 chief
[tʃi:f] n3) ( Brit);PHRASES:too many \chiefs and not enough Indians ( prov) zu viele Chefs und keine Arbeiter, alle schauen zu und keiner arbeitet adjattr, invthe \chief reason for sth der Hauptgrund für etw akk\chief administrator Verwaltungschef(in) m(f);\chief minister Ministerpräsident(in) m(f) -
9 chief
[ i:f] 1. adjective(greatest in importance etc: the chief cause of disease.) principal2. noun(the head of a clan or tribe, or a department, business etc.) chefe- chiefly- chief executive officer
- chieftain* * *[tʃi:f] n 1 chefe, comandante, dirigente, superior, pessoa principal, cabeça. 2 chefe de tribo, cacique. 3 parte mais importante, parte melhor. • adj 1 principal, superior, chefe. 2 primeiro, mais importante, cardinal, essencial. chief-of-staff chefe do estado-maior. in chief supremo, em chefe. too many chiefs and not enough Indians muitos caciques para pouco índio. -
10 chief
{tfilf}
1. ръководител, началник, глава, разг. шеф
-in-CHIEF върховен, главен, най-висшият по ранг/чин
2. in CHIEF най-вече, особено, главно
3. вожд главатар (на племе и пр.)* * *{tfilf} n 1. ръководител, началник, глава; разг. шеф; -in-chief вър* * *шеф; ръководител; ръководещ; главен; върховен; военачалник; главатар; вожд; завеждащ; началник;* * *1. -in-chief върховен, главен, най-висшият по ранг/чин 2. in chief най-вече, особено, главно 3. вожд главатар (на племе и пр.) 4. ръководител, началник, глава, разг. шеф* * *chief[tʃi:f] I. n 1. шеф, глава, ръководител, началник; commander-in-\chief главнокомандващ; editor-in-\chief главен, отговорен редактор; too many \chiefs ( and not enough Indians) твърде много началници (и малко работници); 2. вожд, водач, главатар; II. adj главен, пръв, върховен, ръководен, ръководещ, основен, най-важен; C. Justice върховен съдия; C. Constable началник на полицията; \chief priest първосвещеник. -
11 chief
chief [t∫i:f]1. nouna. [of tribe] chef m2. adjective( = main) principal3. compounds► chief of police noun ≈ préfet m de police━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━En Grande-Bretagne, le parti gouvernemental et celui de l'opposition ont chacun leur Chief Whip, qui est responsable de la discipline du parti à la Chambre des communes. Il tient les députés informés des activités parlementaires et fait remonter l'opinion des députés jusqu'à la direction du parti. Il veille également à ce que les députés participent aux scrutins importants, son rôle est donc particulièrement décisif lorsque le gouvernement ne dispose que d'une faible majorité aux Communes.* * *[tʃiːf] 1.1) ( leader) gen chef mparty chief — Politics dirigeant/-e m/f de parti
defence chiefs — Politics responsables mpl de la défense
2) (colloq) ( boss) chef (colloq) m, patron (colloq) m2.1) ( primary) principal2) ( highest in rank) en chef3.- in-chief combining form en chef -
12 chief
• chief: too many chiefs and not enough Indians разг. слишком много начальников и мало работников -
13 chief
A n1 ( leader) gen chef m ; party chief Pol dirigeant/-e m/f de parti ; defence chiefs Pol responsables mpl de la défense ;B modif1 ( primary) [reason] principal ;2 ( highest in rank) [editor] en chef.too many chiefs and not enough indians trop de têtes et pas assez de bras. -
14 chief
chief [tʃi:f]1 noun(a) (leader → of tribe, group) chef m;∎ in chief en chef;∎ editor in chief rédacteur(trice) m,f en chef;∎ too many chiefs and not enough Indians trop de chefs et pas assez d'hommes de troupe (pour exécuter les ordres et faire le travail)∎ he's the big white chief c'est lui le grand patron(a) (most important) principal, premier;∎ one of the chief conflicts un des principaux conflits;∎ the chief reason for doing sth la raison majeure ou principale pour faire qchprincipalement, surtout►► British chief accountant chef m comptable, chef m de la comptabilité;Chief Constable = en Grande-Bretagne, chef de la police d'un comté ou d'une région, ≃ commissaire m divisionnaire;Chief Education Officer ≃ recteur m d'académie;Administration chief executive directeur(trice) m,f;American Chief Financial Officer chef m comptable, chef m de la comptabilité;chief inspector (gen) inspecteur(trice) m,f principal(e), inspecteur(trice) m,f en chef; British (of police) ≃ commissaire m de police; British School ≃ inspecteur(trice) m,f général(e);chief librarian bibliothécaire mf en chef;Nautical chief petty officer ≃ maître m;chief of police ≃ préfet m de police;Military chief of staff chef m d'état-major; American (at White House) secrétaire m général de la Maison Blanche;British chief superintendent (in police) ≃ commissaire m principal;Military British chief technician (in Air Force) officier m technicien;Military chief warrant officer adjudant m chef;Politics Chief Whip = responsable du maintien de la discipline à l'intérieur d'un parti à la Chambre des communes -
15 make good
1) обосновывать, доказывать, подтверждатьIn view of its accord with the monstrous system of Indian peonage, it is impossible for the Catholic church to make good its claim that it was the Indians friend in colonial days. (W. Foster, ‘Outline Political History of the Americas’, book I, ch. VI) — Поскольку католическая церковь одобряла чудовищно жестокую систему пеоната, она никак не может обосновать свое утверждение, будто в колониальную эпоху была "другом индейцев"
2) восполнять, возмещать, компенсировать ( потерю)...he saw clearly enough that Annie's loss would never be made good. (R. Aldington, ‘All Men Are Enemies’, part II, ch. III) —...Тони прекрасно понимал, что утрата Анни невозместима.
He could not afford to make good the damage done... (W. S. Maugham, ‘Of Human Bondage’, ch. 97) — У него не хватило бы средств привести все в прежний вид...
...the last boarder made good his escape and disappeared with the rest into the wood. (R. L. Stevenson, ‘Treasure Island’, part IV, ch. XXI) —...последний из нападающих благополучно перелез через частокол и скрылся вместе со всеми в лесу.
Conrad: "...you don't believe you will be called to make good your word." (B. Shaw, ‘Back to Methuselah’, part II) — Конрад: "...а вы не думаете, что вам придется сдержать свое слово?"
He wondered if Gregg were ugly enough to make good his insane threat. (J. Updike, ‘The Poorhouse Fair’, ch. I) — Коннор думал о том, действительно ли Грегг такое чудовище, что может осуществить свои безумные угрозы.
4) добиться успеха, преуспеватьHe was an awful grind, and most of us considered it unfair competition. However, he's made good, I suppose. (U. Sinclair, ‘World's End’, ch. 25) — - День и ночь Олстон корпел над книгами, и мы все считали, что это просто не по-товарищески. Однако он, как видно, выбился в люди.
His nominees - suggested to political conferences - were so often known to make good. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Financier’, ch. XI) — Кандидатуры, которые он выдвигал на выборах, обычно проходили с успехом.
His father was furious with him for selling land to speculate in gold-mines. Said he had squandered a fortune to give Morris a chance of making good in the colonies; but from henceforward Morris would have to shift for himself. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 14) — Отец Морриса пришел в бешенство, узнав, что сын продал землю и собирается спекулировать на акциях золотодобывающих рудников. Мне стоило целого состояния, говорил он, дать Моррису возможность попытать счастья в колониях. Отныне пусть полагается только на себя. Ни одного пенни от меня он больше не получит.
См. также в других словарях:
too many chiefs and not enough Indians — too many chiefs (and not enough Indians) too many bosses, and not enough people to do the work. I can t find anyone to do the photocopying. There are too many chiefs and not enough Indians in this company … New idioms dictionary
too many chiefs and not enough indians — When there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians, there are two many managers and not enough workers to work efficiently … The small dictionary of idiomes
too many chiefs and not enough Indians — too many people giving orders and not enough people to carry them out * * * too many ˌchiefs and not enough ˈIndians idiom (BrE, informal) used to describe a situation in which there are too many people telling other people what to do, and not… … Useful english dictionary
too many chiefs (and not enough Indians) — informal phrase used for saying that there are too many people in charge of something and not enough people doing the work Thesaurus: too much, extra and moresynonym Main entry: chief … Useful english dictionary
too many chiefs and not enough Indians — When there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians, there are two many managers and not enough workers to work efficiently. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
too many chiefs and not enough Indians — too many directors and not enough workers, too many cooks... Everybody tried to be the boss. We had too many chiefs and not enough Indians … English idioms
too many chiefs, not enough indians — This expression refers to a situation where there are too many people giving instructions and not enough people doing the work. The business wasn t successful. There were too many chiefs and not enough indians … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
too many chiefs,not enough Indians — This expression refers to a situation where there are too many people giving instructions and not enough people doing the work. The business wasn t successful. There were too many chiefs and not enough Indians … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Anthropology and Archaeology — ▪ 2009 Introduction Anthropology Among the key developments in 2008 in the field of physical anthropology was the discovery by a large interdisciplinary team of Spanish and American scientists in northern Spain of a partial mandible (lower… … Universalium
Huron Indians — • If language may be taken as a fair criterion to go by, the Hurons proper were the original stock from which sprang all the branches of the great Iroquoian family, whether included in the primitive federation of the Five Nations, or standing… … Catholic encyclopedia
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria — The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria [ [http://www.gratonrancheria.com/index.htm Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria ] ] , formerly the Federated Coast Miwok, was officially recognized by the U.S. government on December 27, 2000, pursuant… … Wikipedia
