chief secretary in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for chief secretary in the English»French Dictionary

chief secretary, chief secretary to the Treasury N Brit

chief secretary

ministre m délégué au budget

Translations for chief secretary in the English»French Dictionary

secretary [Brit ˈsɛkrɪt(ə)ri, Am ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri] N

1. secretary ADMIN:

secretary

secrétaire mf (to sb de qn)

general/regional secretary

secrétaire général/régional

party secretary HISTORY (in USSR)

secrétaire du parti (communiste)

personal/private secretary

secrétaire personnel/privé

2. secretary:

Secretary Brit POL Foreign/Home/Defence secretary

ministre m des Affaires étrangères/de l'Intérieur/de la Défense

Environment/Northern Ireland secretary [or secretary of State for the Environment/for Northern Ireland]

ministre m de l'Environnement/pour l'Irlande du Nord

3. secretary:

Secretary Am POL Defense Secretary

ministre m de la Défense

Secretary Am Secretary of State

ministre m des Affaires étrang ères

4. secretary Am (desk):

secretary

secrétaire m

I.chief [Brit tʃiːf, Am tʃif] N

1. chief (leader):

chief (gen)

chef m

defence chiefs POL

responsables mpl de la défense

2. chief (boss):

chief inf

chef m inf

chief inf

patron m inf

II.chief [Brit tʃiːf, Am tʃif] ADJ attr

1. chief (primary):

chief reason

principal

2. chief (highest in rank):

chief editor

en chef

III.in chief ADV (chiefly)

in chief

notamment, surtout

IV.-in-chief COMP

-in-chief

en chef

V.chief [Brit tʃiːf, Am tʃif]

too many chiefs and not enough indians

trop de têtes et pas assez de bras

chief secretary in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for chief secretary in the English»French Dictionary

secretary <-ries> [ˈsekrətəri, Am -rəteri] N

1. secretary (office assistant):

secretary

secrétaire mf

2. secretary (assistant head):

company secretary

secrétaire mf général

3. secretary (assistant ambassador):

secretary

secrétaire mf d'ambassade

I.chief [tʃi:f] N

chief

chef m

to be chief of sth

être à la tête de qc

Phrases:

too many chiefs and not enough Indians prov

trop de dirigeants et pas assez d'exécutants

II.chief [tʃi:f] ADJ

1. chief (top):

chief

premier(-ère)

2. chief (major):

chief

principal(e)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He orders the chief secretary to send out orders to raid all the politicians, their kith and kin and get an account of all their black money.

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He alleges that chief secretary had recommended vigilance inquiry against him allegedly to block his central deputation.

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Press clippings of different nature are also sent to the media advisor and the chief secretary.

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