boss

el jefe

noun

boss
[bɒs]
sustantivo
1tachón (m) (on shield)
sustantivo
1jefe(a) (sustantivo masculino o femenino) (familiar) (at work)
  • he's his own boss -> trabaja por cuenta propia
  • to show somebody who's boss (sentido figurado) -> enseñar a alguien quién manda
verbo transitivo
también:
  • to boss somebody about or around -> dar órdenes a alguien (a diestro y siniestro)

boss [bos]
sustantivo
1Clavo o tachón; giba, joroba, corcova, abolladura.
  • Boss of a bridle -> copa de freno
  • Boss of a book -> lomo de un libro
2Patrón (employer, factory owner), maestro: capataz de obreros.
  • You decide, you’re the boss -> decídelo tú que eres el que manda
  • I want to be my own boss -> quiero ser mi propio patrón
3Dictador o cacique político.
  • Union bosses -> dirigentes sindicales
  • A Mafia boss -> un capo de la Mafia
  • Boss around -> (GB) boss about, (Coloq,) Mandonear
Jefe (superior). Dirigente (leader).
1Trabajar en relieve.
2(Fam.) (E.U.) (a) Dirigir obra
sustantivo
3(b) Tener y ejercer poder o influencia.
va.V. EMBOSS.

boss [bɒs]
noun
(gen) jefeajefa;a jefa (m) (f) (owner, employer) patrónonapatrona;ona patrona (m) (f) (manager) gerente; (m) (foreman) capataz; (m) [of gang] cerebro; (m) (US) (Pol) cacique; (m)
I like to be my own boss quiero mandar en mis asuntos; quiero controlar mis propias cosas; I'm the boss here aquí mando yo; OK, you're the boss vale, tú mandas
verb:transitive
mangonear; (informal) dar órdenes a
adjective
(US) (informal) chulo; (informal)
boss [bɒs]
noun
(bulge) protuberancia; (f) (stud) clavo; (m) tachón; (m) [of shield] ombligo; (m) (Archit) llave de bóveda; (f)

Verb Conjugation for "boss"

Imperative
  • boss
  • you boss
  • he/she bosses
  • we boss
  • you boss
  • they boss
Preterite
  • I bossed
  • you bossed
  • he/she bossed
  • we bossed
  • you bossed
  • they bossed
Present Continuous
  • I am bossing
  • you are bossing
  • he/she is bossing
  • we are bossing
  • you are bossing
  • they are bossing
Present Perfect
  • I have bossed
  • you have bossed
  • he/she has bossed
  • we have bossed
  • you have bossed
  • they have bossed
Past Continuous
  • I was bossing
  • you were bossing
  • he/she was bossing
  • we were bossing
  • you were bossing
  • they were bossing
Past Perfect
  • I had bossed
  • you had bossed
  • he/she had bossed
  • we had bossed
  • you had bossed
  • they had bossed
Future
  • I will boss
  • you will boss
  • he/she will boss
  • we will boss
  • you will boss
  • they will boss
Future Perfect
  • I will have bossed
  • you will have bossed
  • he/she will have bossed
  • we will have bossed
  • you will have bossed
  • they will have bossed
Future Continuous
  • I will be bossing
  • you will be bossing
  • he/she will be bossing
  • we will be bossing
  • you will be bossing
  • they will be bossing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been bossing
  • you have been bossing
  • he/she has been bossing
  • we have been bossing
  • you have been bossing
  • they have been bossing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been bossing
  • you will have been bossing
  • he/she will have been bossing
  • we will have been bossing
  • you will have been bossing
  • they will have been bossing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been bossing
  • you had been bossing
  • he/she had been bossing
  • we had been bossing
  • you had been bossing
  • they had been bossing
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