chief

UK
/tʃiːf/
US
/tʃif/

Übersetzungen

chiefsubstantiv
chiefs
Pl.
UK
/tʃiːf/
US
/tʃif/
The chief of the department will attend the meeting.
Начальник отдела будет присутствовать на встрече.
The tribe's chief led the ceremony.
Вождь племени возглавил церемонию.
The chief of the fire department was praised for his bravery.
Главный пожарного департамента был похвален за свою храбрость.
chiefadjektiv
UK
/tʃiːf/
US
/tʃif/
Generally not gradable; comparative and superlative forms are archaic or non-standard.
The chief reason for the delay was the weather.
Главной причиной задержки была погода.
The chief concern of the committee is safety.
Основной заботой комитета является безопасность.
chiefverb
chiefed
Präteritum
chiefed
Partizip Perfekt
chiefing
Gerundium
UK
/tʃiːf/
US
/tʃif/
Slang usage meaning ‘to smoke (especially marijuana)’; chiefly North American.

Definitionen

chiefsubstantiv
A leader or ruler of a people or clan.
The chief of the tribe made an important announcement to his people.
The head of an organization or department.
She was appointed as the chief of the marketing department.
Informal: a term of address for a man, especially one in authority or simply as a friendly form of address.
"Need a hand with those bags, chief?"
chiefadjektiv
Most important or main.
The chief reason for the meeting was to discuss the budget.
chiefverb
Slang: to smoke (a cigar, cigarette, or marijuana), often continuously or greedily.
They were chiefing blunts on the porch all night.