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Refers to the person in charge who leads a group, whether in a workplace or any organization. They are responsible for giving orders and ensuring the team fulfills its obligations (in Cuba, this is commonly used for supervisors within state-run enterprises or community organizations).
We had to stop our snack break because the jefe arrived to check on the progress at the warehouse.
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The supervisor or person in charge who leads a team and oversees their work. This is the authority figure responsible for directing subordinates in a professional environment.
Tell the jefe that we finished organizing the warehouse and we are ready for the next shift.
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Refers to the person who holds command or authority over a group in a workplace or any organized activity. They are responsible for supervising tasks and making the main decisions within the team.
The Jefe asked me to finish the report before the client arrived at the office.
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The person who holds command and directs the activities of a team or workplace. It refers to the authority figure in charge of supervising everyone to ensure they complete their assigned tasks.
We better finish this fast because the jefe is in a bad mood today and we do not want him to give us a lecture.
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The direct supervisor or manager in charge of leading a team and organizing tasks at the pega (a common Chilean word for work). This is the person who makes the decisions and to whom employees are accountable.
Yesterday the Jefe called us to an emergency meeting to let us know we would have to stay for overtime.
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The person in charge in a workplace or the one who coordinates a group. They make the final decisions and ensure that everyone else fulfills their responsibilities.
If we do not finish the report before the Jefe arrives, we are going to get a serious earful.
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The boss or supervisor in a workplace who manages a team and coordinates tasks. It is the person with the authority to give orders and ensure everything goes according to plan.
The Jefe is in a foul mood today, so you better not ask him for permission to leave early until he has had some coffee.
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The person who is in command and responsible for leading a group of people in their daily work. They are the authority figure who makes the final calls and ensures that subordinates are doing their jobs.
The Jefe arrived at the office early to check that the whole team was meeting the week's goals.
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Used to refer to the boss or the person in charge who leads a group in their daily work. This person is responsible for supervising others and making the important decisions.
We have to let the jefe know that we finished loading all the merchandise onto the truck.
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Refers to the person in charge of a work team or the supervisor of a group's tasks. It is the individual who leads and makes the final decisions in a professional or collective environment.
Don't tell him anything yet, you better wait until the Jefe gets to the office to ask for permission.
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The superior or person in charge who leads a team. They are the one responsible for directing tasks and giving orders in a work or group setting.
Look alive! The jefe is coming to check if we finished organizing all the stock.
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The person in charge within a workplace or any organization, responsible for leading others and ensuring assigned tasks are completed.
The Jefe sent word that we are not working tomorrow because there is an inventory check in the warehouse.
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Refers to the boss, superior, or manager in charge of a work team or the person who coordinates subordinates. It is the individual with the authority to give orders and supervise tasks within a company or organization.
Come on, hurry up with that report because the jefe arrives in ten minutes and he does not want to see anyone wasting time in the office.
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A nickname used when addressing an adult man you do not know or are not on informal terms with. It is a way to get a stranger's attention with a mix of respect and casual street familiarity (similar to calling someone boss or chief in English).
Jefe, excuse me, do you have the time?
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A very common informal way to refer to one's father in Spain. It is used in casual settings to talk about your own or someone else's dad (literally boss, similar to saying the old man).
Hey, ask your jefe if he will lend us the car to go to the beach this weekend.
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Usually a pretentious and annoying guy who thinks he is hot shit at a company.
I cannot stand that shitty Jefe.
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A colloquial way to refer to one's father, similar to calling him the old man (In Mexico, parents are often called the jefes or bosses of the family).
My jefe is the best.
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