Polyglot Dictionary

chefia

/ʃeˈfiɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as chefias

Meaning

  1. management

    • Falei com a chefia.

      I spoke to management.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

gestão

chefia is more about the leadership or supervisory role itself, being in charge; gestão is more about the process or practice of managing, management as a discipline.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

gerencia

gerencia is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "management."

Spanish

gestión

gestión is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "management."

Practice

1 What does chefia mean?

2 Fill the gap: Falei com a ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches chefia?

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