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boss

boss; chief

noun BOHS Rare

Origin: English loanword, originally Dutch baas (master)

Usage Note

Boss is an invariable English loanword widely used in Italian informal speech for a workplace superior or a criminal kingpin — il boss della mafia. The native equivalents capo or responsabile are more formal. Plural is unchanged: i boss.

Examples

"Il boss ha convocato una riunione urgente."

Natural Translation

The boss called an urgent meeting.

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