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# начальник — Ukrainian to English

How Ukrainian *начальник* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 4 translations with example sentences.

The Elamur Dictionary has no Ukrainian section yet; the English translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: начальник (50). By style: everyday 40 · biblical 10.

## boss

Used about 33 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 33). Meaning: [boss in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/boss/).

- Де **начальник**?
  Where's the **boss**?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#544691](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/544691) [\#6488994](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6488994))

- Том - **начальник**.
  Tom's the **boss**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#4397526](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4397526) [\#5795315](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5795315))

- Том - **начальник**.
  Tom is the **boss**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1868155](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1868155) [\#5795315](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5795315))

- Я твій **начальник**.
  I'm your **boss**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2248320](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2248320) [\#6620591](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6620591))

- Я **начальник** Тома.
  I'm Tom's **boss**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2235779](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2235779) [\#8547709](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8547709))

## manager

Used about 5 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 5). Meaning: [manager in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/manager/).

- Я **начальник**.
  I'm the **manager**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#5856414](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5856414) [\#6688756](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6688756))

- Том нам не **начальник**.
  Tom isn't our **manager**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#8982234](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8982234) [\#8982760](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8982760))

- Том не наш **начальник**.
  Tom isn't our **manager**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#8982234](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8982234) [\#8982759](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8982759))

- Він, насправді, не **начальник**.
  He isn't actually the **manager**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1190658](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1190658) [\#6931791](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6931791))

- Ти новий **начальник**, чи не так?
  You're the new **manager**, aren't you?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Julia1999 and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#8756906](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8756906) [\#4052552](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4052552))

## captain

Used about 4 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 4). Meaning: [captain in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/captain/).

- Побіч його Йоханан **начальник**, а в його двістї вісїмдесять тисяч;
  and next to him Jehohanan the **captain**, and with him two hundred eighty thousand;
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2CH 17:15)

- І оце спис їх по їх поколїннях, що були в Юди старшинами над тисячами: Адна **начальник**, а в його добірних мужів триста тисяч;
  This was the numbering of them according to their fathers’ houses: From Judah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the **captain**, and with him three hundred thousand mighty men of valor;
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2CH 17:14)

- Убогих же людей, що нїчого не мали, полишив Навузардан, **начальник** прибічників, у землї Юдейській та й понадїляв їм виноградники й поля.
  But Nebuzaradan the **captain** of the guard left of the poor of the people, who had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JER 39:10)

- Останок же люду, що ще находився в містї, й тих, що поперебігали до його, і всїх прочих перевів **начальник** прибічників Навузардан у Вавилон.
  Then Nebuzaradan the **captain** of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the rest of the people who remained in the city, the deserters also who fell away to him, and the rest of the people who remained.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JER 39:9)

## household

Used about 3 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 3). Meaning: [household in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/household/).

- І кликали вони царя. Вийшов же до них Еліяким Хелкієнко, **начальник** палати, й Себна, писарь, та Йоах Асафенко, лїтописець.
  When they had called to the king, Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the **household**, and Shebnah the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder came out to them.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2KI 18:18)

- І прийшов Еліяким Хелкієнко, **начальник** палати, та Себна, писарь, та й Йоах Асафенко, лїтописець, з роздертою одїжжю до Езекії, та й оповіли йому слова Рабсакові.
  Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the **household**, came with Shebna the scribe and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him Rabshakeh’s words.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2KI 18:37)

- От і послали палатнїй **начальник** і городовий гетьман вкупі з значними людьми й з опікунами таке посельство до Егуя: Ми кметї твої, і чинити мемо все, що нам звелиш; ми не можемо нїкого зробити царем; чини що тобі здається добрим.
  He who was over the **household**, and he who was over the city, the elders also, and those who raised the children, sent to Jehu, saying, “We are your servants, and will do all that you ask us. We will not make any man king. You do that which is good in your eyes.”
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2KI 10:5)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- Том — безпосередній **начальник** Мері.
  Tom is Mary's immediate supervisor.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6033254](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6033254) [\#6033908](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6033908))

- Тут **начальник** Том.
  Tom is the gaffer here.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#12307830](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12307830) [\#12307826](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12307826))

- Тодї Татнай, зарічний **начальник** країни, Шетар-Бознай й їх товариші так дїйсно робили, як звелїв царь Дарій.
  Then Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, Shetharbozenai, and their companions did accordingly with all diligence, because Darius the king had sent a decree.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EZR 6:13)

## Grammar

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