chief superintendent in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for chief superintendent in the English»French Dictionary

chief superintendent N Brit

chief superintendent

≈ commissaire m divisionnaire

Translations for chief superintendent in the French»English Dictionary

commissaire divisionnaire

Chief Superintendent

commissaire divisionnaire ADMIN

Chief Superintendent

Translations for chief superintendent in the English»French Dictionary

superintendent [Brit suːp(ə)rɪnˈtɛnd(ə)nt, Am ˌsup(ə)r(ə)nˈtɛndənt] N

1. superintendent (supervisor):

superintendent

responsable mf

2. superintendent:

superintendent, a. police superintendent

cf commissaire m de police

3. superintendent Am (in apartment house):

superintendent

concierge mf

4. superintendent Am:

superintendent, a. school superintendent

inspecteur/-trice m/f

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 superintendent in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for chief superintendent in the English»French Dictionary

superintendent N

1. superintendent (person in charge):

superintendent

responsable mf

superintendent in a department

chef m de service

superintendent in a shop

chef m de rayon

2. superintendent (person in charge of building):

superintendent

concierge mf

3. superintendent (police officer):

superintendent

commissaire mf

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

Each district's uniformed sections are headed by a chief superintendent.

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From 1949, deputy commander was superior to the new rank of chief superintendent.

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However, such officers do not hold the actual rank of commander but instead hold the rank of chief superintendent.

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The force consists of three divisions, each being led by a Chief Superintendent.

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In 1842, he was named chief superintendent of education.

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