English-French translations for chief

• chef
  Notre négociateur en chef est assis juste derrière moi. Our chief negotiator sits behind me.
  Était-ce le chef comptable de l'époque ? Was it the Chief Accountant at the time?
  Lorsque nous étions là-bas, nous avons rencontré le chef de l'exécutif désigné, M. Tung. When we were there we met the Chief-Executive-designate, Mr Tung.
• chef cuisinier
• cuisinier
• maître

Definition of chief

• A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.
• The top part of a shield or escutcheon; more specifically, an ordinary consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third.
• The principal part or top of anything
• Primary; principal
• Intimate, friendly
• To smoke cannabis

Examples

• All firefighters report to the fire chief.
• Hey, chief.
• Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster

Related words

• handkerchief
• chiefly
• chieftain
• editor-in-chief
• kerchief
• neckerchief
• pocket-handkerchief
• commander-in-chief
• mischief-maker