"boss" in Spanish | Spanish-English Dictionary (2024)

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"boss" in Spanish

boss{noun}

patrón- jefe- núcleo- caudillo- amo- jefa- capo- futre- tachón- clave- cubo- pope- patrona- dirigente

to boss{transitive verb}

dominar

SynonymsContext Examples

TRANSLATIONS & EXAMPLES

boss{noun}

boss(also: employer, jig, landlord, pattern)

patrón{m}

the boss himself walked in

el mero patrón entró por la puerta

Fishing bosses no longer want to invest in their boats so the fleet is ageing.

Los patrones ya no quieren invertir en sus barcos, por lo que la flota está envejeciendo.

what the boss says goes

donde hay patrón no manda marinero

boss(also: headman, manager, gaffer, jefe)

jefe{m}

That is what was decided by the real boss: Mrs Merkel's Germany.

Eso es lo que ha decidido el verdadero jefe: la Alemania de la señora Merkel.

I am the absentee boss of a very small enterprise, our family business in London.

Soy el jefe ausente de una empresa muy pequeña, nuestra empresa familiar ubicada en Londres.

I was…boss / supervisor / colleague / teacher from…to… .

Fui jefe / supervisor / colega / profesor de X desde... hasta...

boss

caudillo{noun}

boss(also: chief, leader, master)

amo{m}

boss(also: chief, chieftain, leader)

jefa{f}

in the event it was the boss herself who answered the phone

resultó ser la jefa misma quien contestó el teléfono

now that she's been made boss, she doesn't even give us the time of day

desde que la nombraron jefa, no nos da ni la hora

boss(also: chief)

capo{m} (mandamás)

a Mafia boss

un capo de la Mafia

gangland boss

capo del hampa

boss

futre{m} [Chile] [coll.] (patrón)

boss(also: crossing out, stud)

tachón{m}

boss(also: code, key, keystone, password)

clave{f}

boss

pope{m} [coll.] (jefe)

boss(also: chief, employer, landlady, patron)

patrona{f}

boss(also: officer)

dirigente{m}

For 30 years, Parmalat’s bosses have received public subsidies, disguised their accounts and announced fictitious profits.

Durante 30 años, los dirigentes de Parmalat recibieron subvenciones públicas, disimularon las cuentas y anunciaron beneficios ficticios.

For 30 years, Parmalat’ s bosses have received public subsidies, disguised their accounts and announced fictitious profits.

Durante 30 años, los dirigentes de Parmalat recibieron subvenciones públicas, disimularon las cuentas y anunciaron beneficios ficticios.

to boss[bossed · bossed] {transitive verb}

to boss(also: to command, to control, to pervade, to rule)

dominar[dominando · dominado] {v.t.}

SYNONYMS

Synonyms (English) for "boss":

boss

brag- chief- emboss- foreman- gaffer- hirer- honcho- knob- party boss- political boss- stamp

CONTEXT EXAMPLES

Context examples for "boss" in Spanish(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.

So we have farmers with Hugo Boss ties now. We did not have this five to ten years ago.

Así que ahora tenemos agricultores con corbatas de Hugo Boss, algo que no teníamos hace cinco o diez años.

here's a copy of the boss's memo for your edification

aquí tienes una copia del memorándum del jefe para que te instruyas

now that she's been made boss, she doesn't even give us the time of day

desde que la nombraron jefa, no nos da ni la hora

we'll have trouble in spades if this gets back to the boss

vamos a tener problemas a punta pala si se entera el jefe

we'll have trouble in spades if this gets back to the boss

vamos a tener problemas en cantidad si se entera el jefe

the next day, hat in hand, I apologized to the boss

al día siguiente me tragué el orgullo y le pedí perdón al jefe

in the event it was the boss herself who answered the phone

resultó ser la jefa misma quien contestó el teléfono

she had to carry out the boss's duties while he was away

en ausencia del jefe tuvo que desempeñar sus funciones

the whole office rang with talk of the boss's wedding

en la oficina no se hablaba sino de la boda del jefe

now he's boss, he's become a little tin god

ahora que es director se ha convertido en un pequeño dictador

he gets away with anything because he's the boss's son

a ese le aguantan todo porque es el hijo del jefe

he's in the boss's office having a good grovel

está en la oficina del jefe, pidiendo perdón de rodillas

she got the full treatment from the boss for her mistake

el jefe le dijo de todo por haberse equivocado

she had no hard feelings about him telling the boss

no le guardaba rencor por habérselo contado al jefe

the boss's nephew arrived and did me out of my job

llegó el sobrino del jefe y me chalequeó el puesto

the honeymoon period with their new boss didn't last long

poco les duró el idilio con el nuevo jefe

if the boss is behind you, you're bound to succeed

con el apoyo del jefe, llevas todas las de ganar

the boss wants to see us at 11 o'clock in his office

el jefe nos ha citado a las 11 en su oficina

I have more sense than to contradict my boss

no soy tan tonto como para contradecir a mi jefe

she kept pestering him to confront the boss

lo hostigaba para que se enfrentara con el jefe

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