Polyglot Dictionary

subordinado

/subɔʁdʲiˈnadu/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Medical Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
subordinados

Meaning

  1. subordinate (a person who works under someone else's authority in an organization)

    • O gerente delegou a tarefa a um subordinado.

      The manager delegated the task to a subordinate.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Collective

Usage notes

Também funciona como adjetivo ("funcionário subordinado"); registro formal, comum em RH e administração.

Practice

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2 Fill the gap: O gerente delegou a tarefa a um ___.

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