boss

All translations

• patraun, xefi, ulun
  DIT Wordfinder
• xefi
  DIT Justice Sector textbook

Example sentences

• Every week Maria has a meeting with her boss.

  Semana-semana Maria iha enkontru ho nia xefe.

• I have to submit to the director, because he is my boss.

  Ha'u tenke hakru'uk ba señór diretór, tanba nia mak ha'u nia xefe.

• Mr António, as the new boss, (formally) introduced himself to the staff.

  Señór António, nu'udar xefe foun, aprezenta nia an ba staf sira.

Examples from the 90,000+ sentence English–Tetun parallel corpus.

Phrases using “boss”

• Every week Maria has a meeting with her boss.Semana-semana Maria iha enkontru ho nia xefe.
• I have to submit to the director, because he is my boss.Ha'u tenke hakru'uk ba señór diretór, tanba nia mak ha'u nia xefe.
• Teacher Mario resigned from his work as he didn’t like his boss.Mestre Mario dada an hosi nia servisu tanba la gosta nia xefe.
• They will coordinate with their boss, then they will make a decision.Sira sei halo kordenasaun ho sira nia xefe depois mak fó desizaun.
• Mr António, as the new boss, (formally) introduced himself to the staff.Señór António, nu'udar xefe foun, aprezenta nia an ba staf sira.