Leader, boss, manager - Jefe (The 726th Most Common Spanish Word)

The translation for Leader, boss, manager in Spanish is Jefe. This word often comes up when talking about sport, occupation. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 726th most common word in Spanish. It can be used as noun. You can listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app to practice the 3000 most common Spanish words, including this one, with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: leader, boss, manager

Spanish: jefe

Examples


The boss gave us all a day off.	El jefe nos dio a todos un día libre.
I hate my boss.	Odio a mi jefe.
The boss is looking for someone to blame.	El jefe está buscando a alguien a quien darle la culpa.
She's her own boss.	Él es su propio jefe.
I'm my own boss.	Soy mi propio jefe.
I did that work on the orders of my boss.	Hice ese trabajo por orden de mi jefe.
I cannot take a vacation. I'm the boss and I'm very busy.	No puedo concederme unas vacaciones. Soy el jefe y estoy muy ocupado.
I think it's time for me to talk to the boss about this problem.	Creo que es hora de que hable de este problema con el jefe.

I'm sorry, my boss is sleeping right now. Please come back tomorrow.	Lo lamento, en este momento mi jefe está durmiendo. Por favor, vuelva mañana.
If you want more details about that, you'll have to ask my boss.	Si quieres más detalles sobre eso, tendrás que preguntar a mi jefe.
He sucks up to his boss	Le chupa a su jefe
He will be killed by his boss.	Será asesinado por su jefe.
If you want more details than that, you'll have to ask my boss.	Si quieres más detalles que eso, tendrás que preguntarle a mi jefe.
The boss is very upset.	El jefe está muy molesto.
I doubt our new boss will be any worse than the old one.	Dudo que nuestro nuevo jefe vaya a ser peor que el anterior.
I'm the boss, aren't I	Soy el jefe, ¿qué no
He is my boss.	Él es mi jefe.
You're the boss	Tú eres el jefe.
That's what the boss wants.	Eso es lo que el jefe quiere.
My boss says one thing and means another.	Mi jefe dice una cosa y quiere decir otra.
All's clear, Boss	¡Todo despejado, Jefe