el
masculine
/diɾekˈtoɾ/
#685 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
director, manager, headteacher
Word origin
From Latin director ('one who directs'), an agent noun from dirigere ('to direct').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- director
- English cognates
- director, direct
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraldirectores
Examples
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The company director presented the report to the partners.
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The film director won the award for the best work of the year.
directora cito urgente.
The headteacher called the parents in for an urgent meeting.
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My father was a bank manager for twenty years.
cultura .
The new director wants to change the company culture.
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