Was heißt »Häupt­ling« auf Englisch?

Das Substantiv »Häupt­ling« lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • chief
  • chieftain
  • clan chief
  • headman
  • tribal chief
  • bigwig
  • boss

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Er ist seit 35 Jahren der Häuptling seines Stammes.

He has been the chief of his tribe for 35 years.

Endlich beschlossen die Häuptlinge der beiden Indianerstämme, das Kriegsbeil zu begraben und die Friedenspfeife zu rauchen.

At long last, the two chiefs of the Indian tribes have decided to bury the hatchet and smoke the peace pipe.

Da in dieser Organisation nur Häuptlinge sind und keine Indianer, ist es ein Wunder, dass überhaupt Entscheidungen getroffen werden.

Since in this organization they're all chiefs and no Indians, it's a wonder any decisions get made.

Er rief aus: Sag, o Vater, sag, / ob getan die Arbeit schon! / und wusst’ nicht, dass der Häuptling lag, / nimmer zu hören seinen Sohn.

He called aloud, "Say, father, say If yet my task is done?" He knew not that the chieftain lay Unconscious of his son.

Synonyme

Bon­ze:
bonze
Chef:
manager
Füh­rer:
leader
Haupt:
head
Haupt­mann:
captain
ho­hes Tier:
big cheese
big wheel
Kopf:
head
Lei­ter:
conductor
director
head
leader

Antonyme

Fuß­volk:
infantry
In­di­a­ner:
American Indian
Amerindian
Indian
native American
red Indian
Un­ter­ge­be­ne:
servant
subordinate
Un­ter­ling:
underling

Englische Beispielsätze

  • She is my boss and also my best friend.

  • My boss drinks coffee by the bucketful.

  • My boss drinks gallons of coffee.

  • The boss has just given my holiday plans the nod.

  • The new boss doesn't mess about. Whoever doesn't toe the line gets sacked.

  • Mr Takahashi was my boss.

  • Are you the new boss?

  • His boss was quite impressed.

  • We have a very good boss.

  • The chief executive officer has just resigned.

  • Tom told his boss that he thought that Mary should be fired.

  • He's angry with his boss.

  • Is that your boss by the window?

  • Is that your boss at the window?

  • Tom requested a pay rise from his boss, but he turned him down.

  • Tom's request to his boss for a pay rise was rejected.

  • Remember when Tom was our boss? I'm sure glad he's gone now.

  • My boss wouldn't let me leave work early.

  • Addressing one's boss as "omae" is unheard of.

  • "These letters still need proofreading." "Tom can do that." "The boss only trusts you with these things, Mary. You know that."

Übergeordnete Begriffe

Herr­scher:
monarch
potentate
ruler
Lei­ter:
conductor
director
head
leader

Untergeordnete Begriffe

Auf­sichts­rats­vor­sit­zen­der:
chairman of the supervisory board
Ka­zi­ke:
cacique
Vor­stands­vor­sit­zen­der:
chairman
chief executive officer

Häuptling übersetzt in weiteren Sprachen:

Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: Häuptling. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2022, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Synonyme] OpenThesaurus-User: Häuptling. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2023, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. [Beispielübersetzungen] User-generated content: Satz Nr. 545745, 2221724, 2768362, 10498245, 11406503, 11093891, 11090620, 11045076, 11013628, 10965573, 10761646, 10734145, 10716655, 10676511, 10592725, 10569535, 10545716, 10540289, 10525376, 10525375, 10504322, 10298685, 10286339 & 10221648. In: tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR