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feminine

/ˈxe.fa/

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Translation

boss (female)

Word origin

Feminine of jefe ('boss, chief'), from French chef ('head, chief'), from Latin caput ('head').

Genderfeminine

Pluraljefas

My boss is a very serious woman.

The boss thanked us for the work.

I spoke with my boss about the holidays.

Her boss always arrives early at the office.

Being the boss of a team is not easy at all.

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Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

This word is part of lesson 38.