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chief

chief

Meaning of chief

most important or main

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EN-UK/tʃiːf/
EN-US/tʃiːf/
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chief with Russian translation

chief usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Она встретилась с главным инженером.

She met the chief engineer.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Главная причина, по которой мы ушли рано, — дождь.

The chief reason we left early was the rain.

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

chiefглавный
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
rawсырой
saltyсолёный
sweetсладкий

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How to pronounce chief and what this word means

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

how to pronounce chief

/tʃiːf/

chief translation

chief

chief examples

She met the chief engineer.

chief transcription

/tʃiːf/, /tʃiːf/

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chief meaning: what does it mean?

most important or main

chief pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

chief is pronounced as /tʃiːf/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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

She met the chief engineer. Translation: Она встретилась с главным инженером.

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