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начальник

boss

Meaning of начальник

person in charge at work

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RU[nəˈt͡ɕalʲnʲɪk]
boss
начальник - boss
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начальник with English translation

начальник usage examples

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

The boss approved my vacation request.

Начальник одобрил мой отпуск.

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

My boss asked me to finish the report today.

Мой начальник попросил меня закончить отчёт сегодня.

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начальник belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

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начальник synonyms

Related words worth learning together

руководитель
A more formal and neutral word; emphasizes management and responsibility.
директор
A person who heads a company, school, or other institution; usually a higher position.
шеф
A conversational word for a boss; sounds simpler and less formal.
босс
A borrowed conversational word; often used in speech as neutral or slightly informal.
начальство
Not one person, but management in general; used when speaking about bosses as a group.
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🇷🇺ru

A more formal and neutral word; emphasizes management and responsibility.

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🇷🇺ru

A person who heads a company, school, or other institution; usually a higher position.

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Ш
🇷🇺ru
шеф

A conversational word for a boss; sounds simpler and less formal.

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Б
🇷🇺ru
босс

A borrowed conversational word; often used in speech as neutral or slightly informal.

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Н
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начальство

Not one person, but management in general; used when speaking about bosses as a group.

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Н
🇷🇺ru
начальник отдела

The head of a specific department; a more exact job title.

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З
🇷🇺ru
заведующий

The head of a department, office, storage area, or institution; often an official job title.

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How to pronounce начальник and what this word means

начальник means boss. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce начальник

[nəˈt͡ɕalʲnʲɪk]

начальник translation

boss

начальник examples

The boss approved my vacation request.

начальник transcription

[nəˈt͡ɕalʲnʲɪk]

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начальник meaning: what does it mean?

человек, который руководит работой других

начальник pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

начальник is pronounced as [nəˈt͡ɕalʲnʲɪk]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

начальник definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The boss approved my vacation request. Translation: Начальник одобрил мой отпуск.

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