chief reason
главная причина
The broken elevator was our chief reason for moving out.
Сломанный лифт стал главной причиной нашего переезда.
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chief
chief
Meaning of chief
English
most important or main
Русский
самый важный, первый по значению
Pronunciation
British English
/tʃiːf/
American English
/tʃiːf/
chief with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом chief
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7 сочетаний
Главное в рассуждении
The main pointchief concern
главная забота
Paying the overdue rent became my chief concern.
Выплата просроченной аренды стала моей главной заботой.
- chief aimглавная цель
Высшая должность
Top positionschief executive
генеральный директор
Our chief executive joined the warehouse staff for the morning shift.
Наш генеральный директор присоединился к работникам склада на утренней смене.
chief engineer
главный инженер
I asked the chief engineer to inspect the damaged turbine.
Я попросил главного инженера осмотреть повреждённую турбину.
chief usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
She met the chief engineer.
Она встретилась с главным инженером.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
The chief reason was the rain.
Главной причиной был дождь.
chief synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between chief, main, key, primary, principal, and prime
ENThe main road was closed.
K
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key
very important, central
very often
ENShe played a key role in the project.
P
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primary
first in importance
often
ENOur primary goal is safety.
P
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principal
formal word for main
rare word
ENTourism is the principal industry here.
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P
🇬🇧English
prime
first in importance, in set phrases like prime suspect
rare word
ENHe is the prime suspect.
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Questions about this word
What does chief mean?
most important or main
How do you pronounce chief?
chief is pronounced [tʃiːf].
How is chief used in a sentence?
Она встретилась с главным инженером. Translation: She met the chief engineer.
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