supervisor

el supervisor

supervisor(

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (overseer)

a. el supervisor

(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).

(M)

, la supervisora

(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).

(F)

Carlos is the company's electrical engineering supervisor.Carlos es el supervisor de la ingeniería eléctrica de la empresa.

2. (education)

a. el director

(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).

(M)

, la directora

(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).

(F)

Sherry's thesis supervisor wants her to read all of his books.El director de tesis de Sherry quiere que ella lea todos sus libros.

supervisor

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. el supervisor(ora)

(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).

(M)

la supervisor(ora)

(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).

(F)

2. (of apartment building)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. el portero(a)

(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).

(M)

la portero(a)

(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).

(F)

supervisor [ˈsuːpəvaɪzəʳ]

noun

1 (gen) supervisorasupervisora (m) (f);a supervisora

...a full-time job as a supervisor at a factory..

2 (Univ) [of thesis] directoradirectora (m) (f);a directora

Each student has a supervisor to advise on the writing of the dissertation

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