boss

jefe

Persona que dirige tu trabajo y te dice qué hacer.

En inglés sencillo: The person who directs your work and tells you what to do.

• My boss is friendly.
• I asked my boss for a day off.
• Our bosses discussed the new work schedule.

Sinónimos: manager, supervisor

Antónimos: subordinate

Expresiones frecuentes: my boss, new boss, ask your boss

jefe, dueño

Persona que dirige un negocio o es su propietaria.

En inglés sencillo: The person who runs or owns a business.

• The boss owns three shops.
• Company bosses agreed to raise wages.
• Our new boss plans to expand the business.

Sinónimos: head, chief, owner

Expresiones frecuentes: company boss, big boss, factory boss

cacique, jefe político

Persona poderosa que controla un grupo político en una zona determinada.

En inglés sencillo: A powerful person who controls a political group in a particular area.

• The party boss chose the candidate.
• Local bosses controlled most of the votes.
• The mayor challenged the district’s powerful political boss.

Sinónimos: leader, chief

Expresiones frecuentes: party boss, political boss, local boss

jefa, mujer

Forma humorística de llamar a la esposa, dando a entender que ella toma las decisiones.

En inglés sencillo: A humorous name for someone’s wife, suggesting she makes the decisions.

• I must ask the boss; she makes our weekend plans.
• My wife, the boss, chose the hotel.
• The boss says we need new curtains, so my wife and I are shopping.

Sinónimos: wife

Expresiones frecuentes: the boss, ask the boss

mandonear, dar órdenes

Decir a los demás qué hacer de forma molesta o autoritaria.

En inglés sencillo: To tell people what to do in an annoying or controlling way.

• Don’t boss me around.
• She bossed everyone about all afternoon.
• Why does he always boss his friends around?

Cómo se usa: boss someone around/about (My brother keeps trying to boss me around.)

Sinónimos: order around, push around

Expresiones frecuentes: boss someone around, boss someone about

genial

Muy bueno o impresionante; se usa en lenguaje informal.

En inglés sencillo: Very good or impressive.

• That bike is boss.
• She wore a boss jacket.
• Your new sound system looks really boss.

Sinónimos: great, excellent, cool

Antónimos: terrible

Expresiones frecuentes: a boss car, look boss, really boss