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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