Head, leader, chief - Chef (The 386th Most Common French Word)

The French word for Head, leader, chief is Chef. It can be used as noun. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 386th most common word in French. This word often comes up when talking about body & health, location & place, education, occupation, sport. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Discover all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: head, leader, chief

French: chef

Examples


I'm the leader of this team.	Je suis le chef de cette équipe.
He is the chief of my department.	Il est le chef de mon département.
You don't have proper dignity as chief of the section.	Vous n'avez pas la dignité qui convient en tant que chef de la section.
The section chief altered the plan.	Le chef de service a modifié le plan.
The section chief seems to like abusing his authority.	On dirait que le chef de service aime abuser de son autorité.
The section chief accepted the proposal.	Le chef de section a accepté la proposition.
He has been the chief of his tribe for 35 years.	C'est le chef de sa tribu depuis 35 ans.
They regarded him as their leader.	Ils le considéraient comme leur chef.

Take me to your leader.	Conduisez-moi à votre chef.
He was a forceful leader.	C'était un chef déterminé.
The British would need strong leadership.	Les Anglais auraient besoin d'un chef fort.
Don't accuse the leader.	N'accuse pas le chef.
She is the editor-in-chief.	Elle est l’éditeur en chef.
The police chief resigned.	Le chef de la police a présenté sa démission.
He's a community leader.	C'est un chef de file de sa communauté.
You're the leader.	Vous êtes le chef.
We need a leader.	Nous avons besoin d'un chef.
We need a new leader.	Il nous faut un nouveau chef.
Tom is our team leader.	Tom est notre chef d'équipe.
You've become a thought leader in the whole corporate-governance space.	Vous êtes devenu un chef spirituel dans tout l'espace de la gestion d'entreprise.
I'm the leader of this team.	Je suis le chef de cette équipe.