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директор школы

headteacher

Meaning of директор школы

head of a school

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Russian[dʲirʲɪkˈtor ˈʂkolɨ]
principal
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директор школы with English translation

директор школы usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The headteacher will welcome new parents at the meeting.

Директор школы приветствует новых родителей на собрании.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Our headteacher sent a letter about term dates to every family.

Директор школы отправил письмо о датах учебного периода каждой семье.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The principal announced the new safety rules to the school.

Директор школы объявил новые правила безопасности для всей школы.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Parents can meet the principal during the open day.

Родители могут встретиться с директором школы на дне открытых дверей.

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директор школыprincipal
ребёнокchild
студентstudent
экзаменexam
домашняя работаhomework
оценкаgrade
онлайнonline

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What's the difference between директор школы / директор / ректор / заведующий / руководитель

🇷🇺Russian
директор школы

Exact term for the head of a school.

B2Often

The school principal answered parents' questions.

Директор школы ответил на вопросы родителей.

🇷🇺Russian

General word for a director/manager; used for a school head as a shorter form.

B2Very Often

The director held a staff meeting.

Директор провёл собрание коллектива.

Р
🇷🇺Russian
ректор

Head of a university or higher education institution, not a school.

B2Often

The university rector opened the conference.

Ректор университета открыл конференцию.

З
🇷🇺Russian
заведующий

Head of a department or unit; a formal title.

B2Often

The head of the department signed the enrollment order.

Заведующий кафедрой подписал приказ о наборах.

🇷🇺Russian

General term for someone who leads a team or project.

B2Very Often

The department head presented the work plan for the year.

Руководитель отдела представил план работы на год.

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How to pronounce директор школы and what this word means

директор школы translation: headteacher. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce директор школы

[dʲirʲɪkˈtor ˈʂkolɨ]

директор школы translation

headteacher

директор школы examples

The headteacher will welcome new parents at the meeting.

директор школы transcription

[dʲirʲɪkˈtor ˈʂkolɨ]

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директор школы meaning: what does it mean?

директор школы, руководитель учебного учреждения

директор школы pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

директор школы is pronounced as [dʲirʲɪkˈtor ˈʂkolɨ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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

The headteacher will welcome new parents at the meeting. Translation: Директор школы приветствует новых родителей на собрании.

Is директор школы part of School and University vocabulary?

Yes, директор школы (principal) can be learned in the School and University topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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