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dirigente

manager

noun dee-ree-JEHN-teh Less Common

Origin: from dirigere (to direct)

Also means

executive

Usage Note

Dirigente is a senior manager or executive and takes the same form for both genders, with the plural dirigenti. It outranks an impiegato (clerk) and a quadro (middle manager) in the Italian workplace hierarchy.

Examples

"È un dirigente di una grande azienda."

Natural Translation

He is a manager at a large company.

Literal Translation

He-is a manager of a large company.

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