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1 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. -
2 elder
I 1. attributive adjectiveälter...2. noun1)our elders and betters — die Älteren mit mehr Lebenserfahrung
2) (official in Church) [Kirchen]älteste, der/dieII noun(Bot.) Holunder, der* * *I 1. ['eldə] adjective((often of members of a family) older; senior: He has three elder sisters; He is the elder of the two.) älter2. noun1) (a person who is older: Take the advice of your elders.) der/die Ältere2) (an office-bearer in Presbyterian churches.) der Gemeindeälteste•- academic.ru/23628/elderly">elderly- eldest
- the elderly II ['eldə] noun(a kind of shrub or tree with purple-black fruit. (elderberries).) der Holunder* * *el·der1[ˈeldəʳ, AM -ɚ]I. nlisten to the advice of your \elders hör auf den Rat der Älteren [o von Leuten, die älter sind als dushe is my \elder by three years sie ist drei Jahre älter als ichvillage \elder Dorfälteste(r) f(m)4. RELchurch \elder [or E\elder] [Kirchen]älteste(r) f(m)\elder statesman/stateswoman erfahrener Politiker [o Staatsmann] /erfahrene Politikerinel·der2[ˈeldəʳ, AM -ɚ]* * *I ['eldə(r)]1. adj attr comp of old1) (= older) brother etc ältere(r, s)2)(= senior)
Pliny the elder — Plinius der Ältere, der ältere Plinius2. n1)IIrespect your elders and betters — du musst Respekt vor Älteren haben
n (BOT)Holunder m* * *elder1 [ˈeldə(r)]A adjBrown the elder Brown senior;Holbein the Elder Holbein der Ältereelder officer MIL rangältester Offizier;3. poet früher:B s1. (der, die) Ältere:my elders Leute, die älter sind als ich;he is my elder by two years er ist zwei Jahre älter als ich2. (Stammes-, Gemeinde) Älteste(r) melder2 [ˈeldə(r)] s BOT Holunder m* * *I 1. attributive adjectiveälter...2. noun1)2) (official in Church) [Kirchen]älteste, der/dieII noun(Bot.) Holunder, der* * *n.Älteste -n m.,f.
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