jefa

/ˈxefa/, [ˈxe.fa]

boss


Noun jefa f (plural jefas, masculine jefe, masculine plural jefes)

  1. female equivalent of jefe, (female) boss

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Examples
  • La jefa de la compañía parece ser sinvergüenza.

    The boss of the company seems to be shameless.

  • Me acosté con mi jefa.

    I slept with my boss.

  • Mi jefa no me ha invitado nunca a su casa.

    My boss has never invited me to her house.

  • Aprende chino, no para impresionar a tu futura jefa, sino para entender lo que está diciendo.

    Learn Chinese, not to impress your future boss, but to understand what she is saying.

  • Ella es su propia jefa.

    She's her own boss.

  • Cuando se marchó la jefa, los empleados se quedaron en silencio oyendo los taconazos que daba contra el suelo, para asegurarse de que realmente se había ido.

    As the boss was walking away the employees remained silent, listening for the clicking of her heels against the floor, to make sure that she really had left.

  • Soy tu jefa.

    I'm your boss.


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