English-Spanish translations for chief

• jefe
  Nuestro jefe negociador se sienta a mis espaldas. Our chief negotiator sits behind me.
  Cuando estábamos allí nos reunimos con el jefe del Ejecutivo designado, Sr. Tung. When we were there we met the Chief-Executive-designate, Mr Tung.
  La OTAN tiene un comandante en jefe estadounidense. We have ΝΑΤΟ with an American commander-in-chief.
• principal
  La credibilidad es nuestro principal activo en este momento. Credibility is our chief asset at present.
  Europa, se afirma, es el principal donante. Europe, it is said, is the chief donor.
  La agricultura ha sido, desde 1960, la principal competencia de la Unión Europea. Agriculture has been, since 1960, the European Union's chief competence.

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