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direttore

director, manager

noun dee-ret-TOH-reh Common

Also means

editor (of a newspaper)

Usage Note

Direttore is masculine; the feminine form is direttrice. In publishing it can mean editor-in-chief (direttore di giornale), while in business it is the top manager. The plural is direttori (m) / direttrici (f). Do not confuse with regista, which refers specifically to a film or theatre director.

Examples

"Il direttore ha firmato il documento."

Natural Translation

The director signed the document.

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