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"Chief" is a noun which is often translated as "el jefe", and "president" is a noun which is often translated as "el presidente". Learn more about the difference between "chief" and "president" below.
chief(
chif
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (head)
a. el jefe (M), la jefa (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The chief of police couldn't be bribed by the mafia.El jefe de policía no se dejaba sobornar por la mafia.
b. el cacique (M) (of indigenous people)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The general and the chief agreed on a cease-fire.El general y el cacique acordaron un alto el fuego.
c. el patrón (M), la patrona (F) (of manual workers)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The chief said he will fire me if I arrive late to work again.El patrón me dijo que me echaría si llego otra vez tarde a trabajar.
president(
preh
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zih
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dihnt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (politics)
a. el presidente (M), la presidenta (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Teddy Roosevelt was the 26th president of the United States of America.Teddy Roosevelt fue el vigésimo sexto presidente de los Estados Unidos de América.
a. el presidente (M), la presidenta (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The president of the company has the final say about the budget assigned to every department.El presidente de la empresa tiene la última palabra sobre el presupuesto asignado a cada departamento.
a. el rector (M), la rectora (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The president of the university expelled a student for the possession of drugs on campus.El rector de la universidad expulsó a un alumno por posesión de drogas en el recinto universitario.
