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Chef
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chef chèf chef-
German
Etymology
de fr chef head, boss. Compare en chief and es jefe.
Pronunciation
de [ʃɛf]
de De-Chef.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,,s in,fin
boss, chief
Usage notes
Note that de Chef is a false friend and does not mean en chef presiding cook. The general word for en chef is de Koch unless you want to imply the person has some form of leadership in which case you would use de Chefkoch or de Küchenchef.
Declension
m,,s
Derived terms
de Chefallüren Chefin Chefetage Chefideologe Chefzimmer Chefkoch Chefredakteur Fraktionschef Klubchef Konzernchef Küchenchef Regierungschef Spionagechef Unternehmenschef Vorstandschef
Descendants
sh - 1
sh ше̏ф 1
sh šȅf 1
Further reading
de
de Occupations
Luxembourgish
Etymology
Borrowed from lb fr chef.
Pronunciation
lb /ʃæf/
Noun
m Cheffen Cheffin
boss, head, manager
Further reading