boss
gb/bˈɔs/ us/bˈɔs/
A2
אנגלית
~ 2400
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
שם עצם
A2
entity
1
Person who manages others
The person who tells workers what to do and makes decisions in a job or company.
תבנית שימוש:
[someone]'s boss
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'boss' with 'owner'. A boss may not be the owner of the company; they can simply be a manager or supervisor.
מילים נרדפות
manager (Often used for someone in charge of a team or department, especially in business settings.)
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supervisor (More formal and often used in workplace or HR contexts.)
הפכים
employee (An employee works under a boss's direction.)
צירופים
immediate boss
|new boss
|former boss
|tough boss
|report to a boss
נושאים
business
|workplace
|management
|work
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- My boss approved my vacation request.
- She asked her boss for a raise.
- His boss gave him a new project to complete.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- My boss is very kind.
- I talk to my boss every day.
- Her boss is not in the office today.
שם עצם
informal
B1
entity
2
Person highly skilled or dominant
Someone who is very good at something or controls a situation well.
תבנית שימוש:
be a boss at [something]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may think this means the person is literally their work supervisor, but here it is slang for skill or dominance.
מילים נרדפות
champion (Emphasizes winning or being the best, often in competitions.)
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master (Highlights complete skill or control over something.)
הפכים
amateur (Suggests someone with little skill or experience in an activity.)
צירופים
act like a boss
|play like a boss
נושאים
slang
|achievement
|daily_life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- She handled that meeting like a boss.
- He's the boss when it comes to cooking.
- You wrote that code like a real boss.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- He plays football like a boss.
- She can cook like a boss.
- You dance like a boss.
פועל
informal
B1
action
3
Order someone around
To keep telling someone what to do in a way they may not like.
תבנית שימוש:
boss [someone] around
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may confuse this with being someone's official manager. In informal use, it can mean acting controlling even without formal authority.
מילים נרדפות
order around (Similar meaning but slightly more neutral; focuses on giving commands.)
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dictate to (Emphasizes imposing one's will on others.)
הפכים
follow (To take orders instead of giving them.)
צירופים
boss people around
נושאים
interpersonal
|conflict
|communication
|relationships
|work
דוגמאות
- Stop trying to boss me around!
- She likes to boss her younger brother around.
- He spent the afternoon bossing the volunteers around.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- Don't boss me around.
- She bosses her team too much.
- He bosses his friends at school.
adjective
slang
B2
property
4
Excellent or impressive
Very good or cool.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may not realize this usage is informal and mainly used in certain dialects or among younger speakers.
מילים נרדפות
awesome (Very positive and enthusiastic; widely used slang.)
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cool (Casual praise for something pleasing or stylish.)
הפכים
lame (Slang for unimpressive or boring.)
צירופים
boss move
|boss car
נושאים
slang
|praise
|core_vocabulary
|communication
דוגמאות
- That was a boss performance!
- Your new shoes are totally boss.
- We had a boss time at the party.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- This game is boss.
- Your idea is boss.
- That song is boss.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
boss
IPA
GB/bˈɔs/
US/bˈɔs/
הברות והטעמה
boss (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (boss)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: boss
- Plural: bosses
Verb
- Base: boss
- 3rd Person Singular: bosses
- Present Participle: bossing
- Past: bossed
משפחת מילים
Forms
bosses
noun
bossing
verb
bossed
verb
Core family
bossy
adjective B1
Related words
bossiness
noun
Advanced or less common
bossily
adverb
ביטויים
boss around
1/bˈɔs ɚˈaʊnd/
phrasal verb
informal
Give overbearing orders to someone
To keep telling someone what to do in an annoying way.
דוגמאות
- Don't try to boss me around.
- She bosses her classmates around all the time.
like a boss
1/lˈaɪk ə bˈɔs/
idiom
informal
With skill and confidence
To do something very well and with confidence.
דוגמאות
- She finished the project like a boss.
- He handled that problem like a boss.
meet the new boss, same as the old boss
1/mˈit ðə njˈu bˈɔs | sˈeɪm ˈæz ðə ˈoʊld bˈɔs/
idiom
informal
New leader behaves like old one
When a new person in charge acts just like the previous one, often disappointingly.
דוגמאות
- The company changed CEOs, but it's meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
- Politics often feels like meet the new boss, same as the old boss.