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staff [stα:f]1. nouna. ( = work force) personnel m ; ( = teachers) personnel m enseignant ; ( = servants) domestiques mfplb. ( = stick) bâton m[+ school, hospital] pourvoir en personnel3. compounds* * *[stɑːf], US [stæf] 1.1) (pl staves [steɪvz] ou staffs) ( stick) ( for walking) canne f; ( crozier) crosse f; ( as weapon) bâton m3) [U] (also teaching staff) School, University personnel m enseignantmember of staff — enseignant/-e m/f
4) [U] Military état-major m2.transitive verb [owner] trouver du personnel pour [company] -
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1 noun∎ the company has a staff of fifty l'effectif de la société est de cinquante personnes;∎ we have ten lawyers on the staff notre personnel comprend dix avocats;∎ reductions in the clerical staff une réduction du personnel administratif;∎ is he staff or a member of staff? est-ce qu'il fait partie du personnel?;∎ staff only (sign) réservé au personnel;∎ staff/student ratio taux m d'encadrement, rapport m entre le nombre de professeurs et le nombre d'étudiants∎ she was asked to join the President's campaign staff on lui a demandé de faire partie de l'état-major de campagne du Président(c) (rod) bâton m; (flagpole) mât m; (of banner, lance) hampe f; (for shepherd) houlette f; (for bishop) crosse f, bâton m pastoral; British (in surveying) jalon m; figurative (support) soutien m;∎ treble staff portée en clé de sol(canteen, outing etc) du personnel(usu passive) pourvoir en personnel;∎ the branch is staffed by or with competent people le personnel de la succursale est compétent;∎ the office is only staffed between the hours of 2 and 4 pm il y a quelqu'un au bureau de 14h à 16h seulement;∎ the committee is completely staffed by volunteers le comité est entièrement composé de bénévoles►► staff association ≃ comité m d'entreprise;Military staff college école f supérieure de guerre;Military staff corporal ≃ sergent-major m;staff manager chef m du personnel;British staff nurse infirmier(ère) m,f diplômé(e);Military staff officer officier m d'état-major;staff training formation f du personnel;staff turnover roulement m du personnel -
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noun or noun plural(a group of people employed in running a business, school etc: The school has a large teaching staff; The staff are annoyed about the changes.)
2. verb(to supply with staff: Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers.)
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plural - staves; noun(a set of lines and spaces on which music is written or printed.)staff n personaltr[stɑːf]1 (personnel - gen) personal nombre masculino, empleados nombre masculino plural, plantilla; (- teachers) profesorado, personal docente2 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL estado mayor4 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL pentagrama nombre masculino1 proveer de personal\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe staff of life el pan de cada díageneral staff SMALLMILITARY/SMALL estado mayorstaff entrance entrada del personalstaff nurse enfermero,-a cualificado,-astaff of office bastón nombre masculino de mandostaff ['stæf] vt: proveer de personal1) : bastón m (de mando), báculo m (de obispo)n.• asta s.f.• bastón s.m.• bordón s.m.• báculo s.m.• cuadro s.m.• dotación s.f.• empleados s.m.pl.• estado s.m.• estado mayor s.m.• palo s.m.• pentagrama s.m.• personal s.m.• vara s.f.v.• dotar v.• proveer de personal v.
I stæf, stɑːf1)a) ( as group) (+ sing o pl vb) personal mthe teaching staff — el personal docente, el profesorado
the editorial staff — los redactores, la redacción
a member of staff — un empleado; (before n)
staff meeting — ( Educ) reunión f de profesores
b) ( as individuals) (BrE) (pl staff) (+ pl vb) empleados mpl2)staff of office — bastón m de mando
b) ( flag staff) asta f‡
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transitive verb proveer* or dotar de personal
I [stɑːf]1. Nthe teaching staff — el cuerpo docente, el profesorado
2) (Mil) estado m mayor3) † (=stick) bastón m, vara f ; (pilgrim's) bordón m ; (=symbol of authority) bastón m de mando; (bishop's) báculo m ; [of flag, lance etc] asta f2.to be well staffed — (fully staffed) tener la plantilla completa; (with good workers) tener un buen personal
3.CPDstaff association N — asociación f del personal
staff canteen N — comedor m de personal
staff college N — escuela f militar superior
staff discount N — descuento m para el personal
staff meeting N — reunión f de personal
staff nurse N — enfermero(-a) m / f titulado(-a)
staff officer N — oficial m del Estado Mayor
staff room N — sala f de profesores
staff-student ratio N — proporción f alumnos-profesor
staff training N — formación f de personal
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[stɑːf]N (pl staves or staff) (Mus) pentagrama m* * *
I [stæf, stɑːf]1)a) ( as group) (+ sing o pl vb) personal mthe teaching staff — el personal docente, el profesorado
the editorial staff — los redactores, la redacción
a member of staff — un empleado; (before n)
staff meeting — ( Educ) reunión f de profesores
b) ( as individuals) (BrE) (pl staff) (+ pl vb) empleados mpl2)staff of office — bastón m de mando
b) ( flag staff) asta f‡
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1. noun1) (stick) Stock, dereditorial staff — Redaktion, die
the staff of the firm — die Betriebsangehörigen; die Belegschaft [der Firma]
3) constr. as pl. (of school) Lehrerkollegium, das; Lehrkörper, der (Amtsspr.); (of university or college) Dozentenschaft, die2. transitive verb* * *I 1. noun or noun plural(a group of people employed in running a business, school etc: The school has a large teaching staff; The staff are annoyed about the changes.) das Personal2. verb(to supply with staff: Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers.) besetzen- academic.ru/111780/staffroom">staffroomII plural - staves; noun(a set of lines and spaces on which music is written or printed.) das Notensystem* * *staff1[stɑ:f, AM stæf]I. nmembers of \staff Mitarbeiter ploffice \staff Bürobelegschaft fthe editorial \staff die Herausgeber plnursing \staff Pflegepersonal nt2. + sing/pl vb SCH, UNIV Lehrkörper m, Lehrerkollegium ntteaching \staff Lehrpersonal ntchief of \staff Stabschef mgeneral's \staff Generalstab m5. (symbol)\staff of office Amtsstab mto be at half \staff AM auf Halbmast gesetzt sein10.\staff pension scheme betriebliche Rente▪ to be \staffed by [or with] sb jdn beschäftigenmany charity shops are \staffed with volunteers viele Wohltätigkeitseinrichtungen beschäftigen ehrenamtliche Mitarbeiterstaff2[stɑ:f, AM stæf]* * *[stAːf]1. n1) (= personnel) Personal nt; (SCH, UNIV) Kollegium nt, Lehrkörper m (form); (of one department, on one project) Mitarbeiterstab mall the staff support this idea — die ganze Belegschaft or (Sch, Univ) das ganze Kollegium unterstützt diesen Vorschlag
we have a large staff — wir haben viel Personal/ein großes Kollegium/einen großen Mitarbeiterstab
we don't have enough staff to complete the project — wir haben nicht genügend Mitarbeiter, um das Projekt zu beenden
editorial staff — Redaktion f, Redaktionsstab m
administrative staff — Verwaltungsstab m, Verwaltungspersonal nt
a member of staff — ein Mitarbeiter m, eine Mitarbeiterin; (Sch) ein Kollege m, eine Kollegin
to be on the staff — zum Personal/Kollegium/Mitarbeiterstab gehören
he joined the or our staff in 1996 —
he has left our staff — er arbeitet nicht mehr hier
2) pl - s or ( old) staves (= stick, symbol of authority) Stab m; (= flagstaff) Stock m; (fig liter = support) Stütze fstaff of office the staff of life — Amtsstab m das wichtigste Nahrungsmittel
3) (MIL: general staff) Stab m2. vtdepartment Mitarbeiter finden für; hospital, shop, hotel mit Personal besetzen, Personal finden für; school mit Lehrpersonal besetzen* * *staff1 [stɑːf; US stæf]A s; pl staffs, (1-7, 10) auch staves [steıvz]1. Stab m, Stecken m, Stock m2. (Amts-, Kommando)Stab m3. Bischofs-, Krummstab m5. figa) Stütze f:staff of life Brot n (als wichtigste Nahrung)7. TECH Unruhwelle f (der Uhr)8. (auch als pl konstruiert)a) (Mitarbeiter)Stab mb) Beamtenstab mc) SCHULE Lehrkörper m, (Lehrer)Kollegium nd) Personal n, (die) Angestellten pl, Belegschaft f:editorial staff Redaktion(sstab) f(m);medical staff Arztpersonal (eines Krankenhauses);be on the staff of zum Stab oder Lehrkörper oder Personal (gen) gehören, fest angestellt sein bei, Mitarbeiter sein bei9. (auch als pl konstruiert) MIL Stab m10. MUS Noten(linien)system n:staff notation Liniennotenschrift fB adj1. Personal…:staff manager Personalchef m;staff member Mitarbeiter(in);staff room Lehrerzimmer n2. MIL Stabs…:staff car Befehlsfahrzeug n;staff college Generalstabsakademie f;staff officer Stabsoffizier m;staff order Stabsbefehl m;staff section Stabsabteilung f;C v/t1. (mit Personal) besetzen:well staffed gut besetzt3. den Lehrkörper einer Schule bilden* * *1. noun1) (stick) Stock, dereditorial staff — Redaktion, die
the staff of the firm — die Betriebsangehörigen; die Belegschaft [der Firma]
3) constr. as pl. (of school) Lehrerkollegium, das; Lehrkörper, der (Amtsspr.); (of university or college) Dozentenschaft, die2. transitive verb* * *n.Belegschaft f.Personal n.Personalbestand m.Stab ¨-e m. v.mit Personal besetzen ausdr.mit einem Stab versehen ausdr. -
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I 1. noun or noun plural(a group of people employed in running a business, school etc: The school has a large teaching staff; The staff are annoyed about the changes.) osebje2. verb(to supply with staff: Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers.) oskrbeti z osebjemII plural - staves; noun(a set of lines and spaces on which music is written or printed.) notno črtovje* * *Iplural staffs, staves [sta:f; -s, stéivz]noun palica, krepelec; drog (za zastavo); kol, opornik; simbol oblasti, žezlo; figuratively opora; naprava za določanje položaja na morju; music črtovje, notni sistem; naprava za merjenje oddaljenosti in višineat staff's end obsolete v primerni, spodobni razdaljithe staff of life — kar je najpotrebnejše, najvažnejše v življenju (npr. kruh, hrana)Jacob's staff — lesena palica, na katero se nameščajo geodetske napravequarter-staff history čvrsta palica, dolga 6 do 8 čevljev, ki so jo nekoč uporabljali kot orožjeII [sta:f]1.nounmilitaryštab; commerce uprava, nameščenci, osebje, personal; university učno osebje, kolegij; osebje uredništva, uredništvostaff college military šola za generalštabne častnike, višja vojaška šolastaff sergeant military American narednik, British English višji narednikmedical staff, hospital staff medicine zdravniško, bolnišnično osebjeteaching staff — učno osebje;2.transitive verboskrbeti z osebjem; military organizirati štab za -
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I 1. noun or noun plural(a group of people employed in running a business, school etc: The school has a large teaching staff; The staff are annoyed about the changes.) personale, stab2. verb(to supply with staff: Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers.) bemanneII plural - staves; noun(a set of lines and spaces on which music is written or printed.) noteplan; de fem notelinjenefakultet--------personale--------stang--------stokkIsubst. (i flertalls, i betydning 3-7 også: staves) \/stɑːf\/1) personale, stab, ansatte, personell2) ( militærvesen) stab3) stav, stokk4) ( overført) støtte, støttestav5) stang, flaggstang6) ( musikk) noteplan (de fem notelinjene)7) ( teknikk) målestangon the staff i staben, i personalet, blant de ansattepermanent staff fast ansattethe staff of life brødtemporary staff midlertidig ansatteIIverb \/stɑːf\/skaffe personale til, forsyne med personale, bemanne -
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I 1. noun or noun plural(a group of people employed in running a business, school etc: The school has a large teaching staff; The staff are annoyed about the changes.) stab; -stab2. verb(to supply with staff: Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers.) bemandeII plural - staves; noun(a set of lines and spaces on which music is written or printed.) nodelinier; nodeark* * *I 1. noun or noun plural(a group of people employed in running a business, school etc: The school has a large teaching staff; The staff are annoyed about the changes.) stab; -stab2. verb(to supply with staff: Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers.) bemandeII plural - staves; noun(a set of lines and spaces on which music is written or printed.) nodelinier; nodeark -
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I [stɑːf] [AE stæf]1) (pl. staffs, staves) (stick) (for walking) bastone m.; (crozier) (bastone) pastorale m.2) (pl. staffs) (employees) personale m., dipendenti m.pl.4) U mil. stato m. maggiore5) mus. pentagramma m.II [stɑːf] [AE stæf]verbo transitivo [ owner] dotare di personale [company, business]* * *I 1. noun or noun plural(a group of people employed in running a business, school etc: The school has a large teaching staff; The staff are annoyed about the changes.)2. verb(to supply with staff: Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers.)II plural - staves; noun(a set of lines and spaces on which music is written or printed.)* * *staff (1) /stɑ:f/3 (tecn.) asta graduata; biffa4 (med.) catetere guida; sonda scanalata5 (fig.) appoggio; sostegno; bastone: Bread is the staff of life, il pane è il sostegno della vita; the staff of one's old age, il bastone della propria vecchiaia ( detto di un figlio)● (edil.) staff angle, paraspigolo □ (edil.) staff bead, coprigiunto □ (tecn.) staff gauge, asta idrometrica □ (relig.) pastoral staff, pastorale ( bastone di vescovo).♦ staff (2) /stɑ:f/A n. (pl. staffs)1 personale, organico, pianta, staff; funzionari, dipendenti, impiegati (collett.): to be on the staff, fare parte del personale; clerical staff, gli impiegati; il personale; medical [nursing, diplomatic] staff, personale sanitario [paramedico, diplomatico]; administrative staff, personale amministrativo; to be on the permanent staff, essere in organico; essere di ruolo; DIALOGO → - Enquiries- We might be looking for new staff soon, presto avremo bisogno di personale nuovo; DIALOGO → - Enquiries- We're not looking for staff at the moment, but I'll take your CV, al momento non cerchiamo personale ma prendo comunque il suo curriculum2 (org. az.) gruppo di consulenti (o di specialisti); ufficio studi: the staff personnel, il personale dell'ufficio studiB a. attr.1 del personale; dello staff: staff cards, schede del personale; staff manager, direttore del personale; staff rating, valutazione del personale● (mil.) staff car, automobile dello stato maggiore □ (mil.) staff college, scuola militare □ staff employee, impiegato di concetto □ (med.) staff nurse, vice caposala □ staff secretary, segretario (o segretaria) di redazione ( di un giornale) □ staff sergeant (mil., in GB e in USA) sergente maggiore; (aeron. mil., in USA) sergente □ (org. az.) staff turnover, rotazione del personale □ staff work, lavoro organizzativo □ staff writer, editorialista □ those ( who are) not on the regular staff, i precari; il precariato.NOTA D'USO: - the staff is o the staff are?- staff (3) /stɑ:f/(mus.) pentagramma; rigo● staff notation, notazione musicale.staff (4) /stɑ:f/n.(edil., USA) materiale da rivestimento o da decorazione, composto di gesso, sostanze fibrose, ecc.(to) staff /steɪvz/v. t.● ( di un ente, uno stabilimento, ecc.) over-staffed, con eccedenza di personale; surdimensionato □ under-staffed, con personale insufficiente; carente di personale; sottodimensionato.* * *I [stɑːf] [AE stæf]1) (pl. staffs, staves) (stick) (for walking) bastone m.; (crozier) (bastone) pastorale m.2) (pl. staffs) (employees) personale m., dipendenti m.pl.4) U mil. stato m. maggiore5) mus. pentagramma m.II [stɑːf] [AE stæf]verbo transitivo [ owner] dotare di personale [company, business] -
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1. n посох, палкаto walk with a staff — идти, опираясь на палку
2. n дубина3. n флагшток; древко4. n жезл, символ власти5. n столп, опора, поддержка6. n мор. шток7. n муз. нотный стан, нотоносец8. n геод. нивелирная рейка, футшток9. n ступенька; перекладина10. n мед. операционный цистоскоп11. n собир. штат, штаты12. n персонал, личный состав, сотрудникиteaching staff — учителя; профессорско-преподавательский состав
13. n амер. штатный сотрудникa member of our staff — наш сотрудник; наш служащий
14. n воен. штаб15. a штатный16. a предназначенный для сотрудников17. a воен. штабной18. v укомплектовывать штаты; обеспечивать персоналом19. v воен. укомплектовывать личным составом20. n стр. штукатурный раствор с примесью волокнистых веществСинонимический ряд:1. personnel (noun) assistants; cadre; cast; crew; employees; faculty; organisation; organization; personnel; teachers; workers2. rod (noun) bar; cane; club; pole; rod; scepter; stave; stick; wand3. man (verb) man; people; supply -
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1 nounpersonnel m, employés m pl;∎ to be on the staff faire partie du personnel;staff appraisal évaluation f du personnel;staff cutbacks compression f du personnel;staff increase dotation f en effectifs;staff management direction f du personnel;staff manager chef m du personnel;staff motivation motivation f du personnel;staff organization organisation f fonctionnelle ou horizontale;staff representative délégué(e) m, f ou représentant(e) m, f du personnel;staff shortage insuffisance f de personnel;staff training formation f du personnel;staff turnover roulement m du personnelthe office is staffed by volunteers le personnel du bureau est composé de volontaires;∎ the desk is staffed at all times il y a toujours quelqu'un au bureau -
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I 1. noun or noun plural(a group of people employed in running a business, school etc: The school has a large teaching staff; The staff are annoyed about the changes.) pessoal2. verb(to supply with staff: Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers.) servirII plural - staves; noun(a set of lines and spaces on which music is written or printed.) pauta* * *[sta:f; stæf] n (pl staffs, staves) 1 pau, bastão, mastro, vara, bengala. 2 esteio, suporte, sustento, apoio. 3 grupo ou corpo de assistentes, pessoal, corpo docente, quadro de funcionários, assessoria. 4 estado maior (de exército ou marinha). 5 Mus pauta. 6 material de construção de gesso e fibra. • vt colocar pessoal ou assistentes. • adj referente a pessoal, a corpo de assistentes. editorial staff redação. staff of life pão (considerado como alimento básico). the General Staff o estado-maior. the house is under-staffed ( well-staffed) a casa tem poucos (bastante) empregados. -
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Inoun1) (pl тж. staves) посох, палка; with swords and staves с мечами и дрекольем2) жезл3) флагшток; древко4) столп, опора, поддержка5) (pl staves) mus. нотный стан6) geod. нивелирная рейкаthe staff of life хлеб насущныйII1. noun1) штат служащих; служебный персонал; личный состав; кадры; to be on the staff быть в штате; the staff of a newspaper сотрудники газеты2) mil. штаб2. adjective1) штатный; staff writer штатный сотрудник газеты2) mil. штабной3) используемый персоналом; staff room преподавательская (комната)3. verbукомплектовывать штаты; набирать кадры* * *1 (a) штатный2 (n) персонал; рабочий коллектив; служебный персонал; штат; штат сотрудников3 (v) обеспечивать персоналом* * *штат, персонал* * *[stæf /stɑːf] n. посох, палка, флагшток, древко, жезл; нотный стан; нивелирная рейка; штат, персонал, кадры; штаб v. укомплектовывать штаты, набирать кадры* * *дибинадревкожезлкадрыопорапалкаперсоналподдержкапосохстолпфлагштокштатштатный* * *I сущ. 1) а) (мн. тж. staves) палка б) дубинка в) жезл 2) а) прям. и перен. опора б) флагшток 3) ступенька II 1. сущ. 1) штат служащих; служебный персонал; личный состав 2) воен. штаб 2. прил. 1) а) штатный, входящий в штат б) используемый штатом 2) воен. штабной 3. гл. укомплектовывать штаты; набирать кадры -
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mérőléc, munkatársak, vezérkar, kotta öt vonala to staff: személyzettel ellát* * *I 1. noun or noun plural(a group of people employed in running a business, school etc: The school has a large teaching staff; The staff are annoyed about the changes.) személyzet; tanári kar2. verb(to supply with staff: Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers.) személyzettel ellátII plural - staves; noun(a set of lines and spaces on which music is written or printed.) -
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[stɑːf] 1. n( workforce) pracownicy vir pl, personel m; ( BRIT) (also: teaching staff) grono nt nauczycielskie or pedagogiczne; ( servants) służba f; ( MIL) sztab m; ( stick) laska f2. vt* * *I 1. noun or noun plural(a group of people employed in running a business, school etc: The school has a large teaching staff; The staff are annoyed about the changes.) personel2. verb(to supply with staff: Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers.) obsadzaćII plural - staves; noun(a set of lines and spaces on which music is written or printed.) pięciolinia -
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I 1. noun or noun plural(a group of people employed in running a business, school etc: The school has a large teaching staff; The staff are annoyed about the changes.) staff, personal2. verb(to supply with staff: Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers.) a furniza personalII plural - staves; noun(a set of lines and spaces on which music is written or printed.) portativ -
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I 1. noun or noun plural(a group of people employed in running a business, school etc: The school has a large teaching staff; The staff are annoyed about the changes.) starfslið/-menn2. verb(to supply with staff: Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers.) mannaII plural - staves; noun(a set of lines and spaces on which music is written or printed.) nótnastrengur -
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adj. personel, kurmay————————n. personel, kadro, kurmay, asa, baston, değnek, destek, uzun sap, gereç, nota çizgisi, porte [müz.], prefabrik yapıda kullanılan alçı harç————————v. kadrosu olmak, personel sağlamak, kadro oluşturmak* * *1. kadro 2. görevli olarak çalış (v.) 3. personel (n.)* * *I 1. noun or noun plural(a group of people employed in running a business, school etc: The school has a large teaching staff; The staff are annoyed about the changes.) personel, çalışanlar2. verb(to supply with staff: Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers.) personel sağlamakII plural - staves; noun(a set of lines and spaces on which music is written or printed.) porte -
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• pamppu• palveluskuntamusic• nuottiviivasto• työvoima• työväki• henkilökunta• henkilöstö• henkilökohtaisuus• varras• virkailijat• esikunta• vaarna• puikko• tikku• keppi• miehistö• patukka• salko• sauva• tanko• latta• piikki* * *I 1. noun or noun plural(a group of people employed in running a business, school etc: The school has a large teaching staff; The staff are annoyed about the changes.) henkilökunta2. verb(to supply with staff: Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers.)II plural - staves; noun(a set of lines and spaces on which music is written or printed.) nuottiviivasto -
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I 1. noun or noun plural(a group of people employed in running a business, school etc: The school has a large teaching staff; The staff are annoyed about the changes.) (vienas iestādes) darbinieki; personāls; štats2. verb(to supply with staff: Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers.) nodrošināt personālu/štatuII plural - staves; noun(a set of lines and spaces on which music is written or printed.) nošu līnija[]* * *miets, nūja; štats, personāls; štābs; zizlis; masts; atspaids, atbalsts; nošu līnija; apgādāt ar personālu -
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I 1. noun or noun plural(a group of people employed in running a business, school etc: The school has a large teaching staff; The staff are annoyed about the changes.) tarnautojai, personalas2. verb(to supply with staff: Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers.) aprūpinti tarnautojais, sukomplektuoti kadrusII plural - staves; noun(a set of lines and spaces on which music is written or printed.) penklinė
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staff up — verb to hire new staff … Wiktionary
staff — I UK [stɑːf] / US [stæf] noun Word forms staff : singular staff plural staffs *** 1) [singular/uncountable] the people who work for a particular company, organization, or institution: can be followed by a singular or plural verb It is a small… … English dictionary
staff — ▪ I. staff staff 1 [stɑːf ǁ stæf] noun staff PLURALFORM HUMAN RESOURCES [countable] the people who work for an organization or business: • We now employ a staff of 25. • Every member of staff has strengths and weaknesses … Financial and business terms
staff — staff1 W2S2 [sta:f US stæf] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(workers)¦ 2¦(stick)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4 the staff of life ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: stAf stick ] 1.) ¦(WORKERS)¦ [C also + plural verb British English] the people who work for an organization … Dictionary of contemporary English
staff — 1 noun 1 WORKERS a) (countable, also + plural verb BrE) the people who work for an organization, especially a school or business: The school s staff is excellent. | We now employ a staff of 25. | member of staff: Complaints by members of staff… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
staff*/*/*/ — [stɑːf] noun [singular/U] I the people who work for a particular company, organization, or institution The embassy employs around 50 people on its full time staff.[/ex] She joined the staff in 1996.[/ex] Peter became a very valued member of staff … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
staff — staff1 [ stæf ] noun *** 1. ) singular or uncount the people who work for a particular company, organization, or institution: It is a small hospital with a staff of just over a hundred. The staff is not happy about the new arrangement. join the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
staff — [[t]stɑ͟ːf, stæ̱f[/t]] ♦ staffs, staffing, staffed 1) N COUNT COLL The staff of an organization are the people who work for it. → See also Chief of Staff The staff were very good... The outpatient program has a staff of six people... He thanked… … English dictionary
staff — I. noun (plural staffs or staves) Etymology: Middle English staf, from Old English stæf; akin to Old High German stab staff, Sanskrit stabhnāti he supports Date: before 12th century 1. a. a long stick carried in the hand for support in walking b … New Collegiate Dictionary