начальник полиции
The police chief answered questions from reporters.
Начальник полиции ответил на вопросы журналистов.
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chief
Meaning of chief
English
the leader or head of a group or organisation
Русский
главный человек в группе или службе, например в полиции
Pronunciation
British English
/tʃiːf/
American English
/tʃiːf/
chief with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом chief
Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.
21 сочетание
Руководители служб и организаций
Heads of services and organisationsthe fire chief
начальник пожарной службы
The fire chief arrived before the second engine.
Начальник пожарной службы приехал раньше второй пожарной машины.
Главы сообществ
Community leadersвождь племени
The tribal chief welcomed the visitors.
Вождь племени приветствовал гостей.
глава деревни
The village chief called a meeting.
Глава деревни созвал собрание.
- a party chiefглава партии
- a union chiefглава профсоюза
Работа и назначение
Work and appointmentsthe chief of the department
глава отдела
May I speak to the chief of the department?
Можно мне поговорить с главой отдела?
the acting chief
исполняющий обязанности начальника
An acting chief will lead the team until the appointment.
До назначения командой будет руководить исполняющий обязанности начальника.
Примеры предложений с chief
- 1
She is the security chief at the airport.
Она начальник службы безопасности в аэропорту.
- 2
The chief of staff joined the meeting.
Начальник штаба присоединился к совещанию.
- 3
The company chief announced a new strategy.
Глава компании объявил новую стратегию.
- 4the bureau chief
She became bureau chief at the newspaper's foreign office.
Она стала главой зарубежного бюро газеты.
- 5
The party chief spoke to supporters.
Глава партии выступил перед сторонниками.
- 6
The union chief demanded safer conditions.
Глава профсоюза потребовал более безопасных условий.
- 7
You should report this directly to the chief.
Об этом следует доложить прямо начальнику.
- 8
The chief gave orders to evacuate the building.
Начальник отдал приказ эвакуировать здание.
- 9
They appointed a new chief last month.
В прошлом месяце они назначили нового начальника.
- 10
He served as chief for ten years.
Он работал начальником десять лет.
- 11
The chief took responsibility for the mistake.
Начальник взял ответственность за ошибку.
- 12
The deputy chief answered questions in his absence.
В его отсутствие на вопросы отвечал заместитель начальника.
chief usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
The police chief spoke to reporters.
Начальник полиции выступил перед журналистами.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
Who is the chief here?
Кто здесь начальник?
chief synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between chief, head, boss, and leader
H
🇬🇧English
head
Leader of a department or organization; neutral.
very often
ENShe is the head of the sales department.
ENMy boss let me go home early.
Advanced: broader words
L
🇬🇧English
leader
Person who leads a group.
very often
ENHe is the leader of our team.
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Questions about this word
What does chief mean?
the leader or head of a group or organisation
How do you pronounce chief?
chief is pronounced [tʃiːf].
How is chief used in a sentence?
Начальник полиции выступил перед журналистами. Translation: The police chief spoke to reporters.
Is chief part of In the Office vocabulary?
Yes, chief can be learned in the In the Office topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
Is chief part of Professions vocabulary?
Yes, chief can be learned in the Professions topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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