English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word chief
| English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (boss; leader; governor; head; master; prefect) | ||
🔗 For their part, EU chiefs are showing signs of maximum exasperation with May and her administration. | ||
| (main; major; principal; dominant; key; peak; prime; senior; staple; premier) | ||
🔗 The chief difficulty for the solitary student is, how to acquire fluency. | ||
| (boss; leader; headman; head; kingpin) | ||
🔗 Take us to your chief. | ||
| (dominant; overwhelming; ultimate) | ||
| (principally; mainly; above all; notably) | ; | |
🔗 Divided into three parts, it has been written to meet the needs of both those who are chiefly interested in learning to translate English into Latin and those who want to be able to read Latin as soon as possible. | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| chief | ⇆ baas; ⇆ eerste; ⇆ hoof‐; ⇆ hoof; ⇆ hoogstaande; ⇆ hoogste; ⇆ kaptein; ⇆ leier; ⇆ opperhoof; ⇆ opperste; ⇆ owerste; ⇆ sjef; ⇆ skildhoof; ⇆ vernaamste |
| chief clerk | ⇆ eerste klerk; ⇆ hoofklerk |
| chief director | ⇆ hoofbestuurder |
| chief justice | ⇆ hoofregter |
| chief mate | ⇆ eerste stuurman |
| chief matron | ⇆ hoofmatrone |
| chief priest | ⇆ owerpriester |
| chief rôle | ⇆ hoofrol |
| chief steward | ⇆ hoofkelner; ⇆ hooftafelbediende |
| chief support | ⇆ steunpilaar |
| in chief | ⇆ vernaamlik |
| paramount chief | ⇆ hoofkaptein; ⇆ opperhoof |
| tribal chief | ⇆ stamhoof |
| chiefly | ⇆ grotendeels; ⇆ hoofsaaklik; ⇆ veral; ⇆ vernaamlik |
| commander‐in‐chief | ⇆ hoofaanvoerder; ⇆ opperbevelhebber |