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Results for: "boss"

Translating from English to Yiddish

Translations:

boss — person in charge
→ שעף (shef) m
boss — supervisor, employer
→ שעף (shef) m
→ באַלעבאָס (balebos) m

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (5)

1. a person who exercises control over workers;
- Example: "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"
[syn: foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, boss]

2. a person responsible for hiring workers;
- Example: "the boss hired three more men for the new job"
[syn: boss, hirer]

3. a person who exercises control and makes decisions;
- Example: "he is his own boss now"

4. a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments;
- Example: "party bosses have a reputation for corruption"
[syn: party boss, political boss, boss]

5. a circular rounded projection or protuberance;
[syn: knob, boss]


VERB (1)

1. raise in a relief;
- Example: "embossed stationery"
[syn: emboss, boss, stamp]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. exceptionally good;
- Example: "a boss hand at carpentry"
- Example: "his brag cornfield"
[syn: boss, brag]