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directeur

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Dutch

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from French directeur.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˌdi.rɛkˈtøːr/
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    • Hyphenation: di‧rec‧teur
    • Rhymes: -øːr

    Noun

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    directeur m (plural directeurs, diminutive directeurtje n, feminine directrice)

    1. director, manager (in a company), general manager, CEO (or at a lower (e.g., branch) level)
    2. director (a person in charge of various other institutions)
    3. director or manager (who has an executive mandate within an institution, e.g., for HR)

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    French

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    Etymology

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      Learned borrowing from Latin dīrēctor. By surface analysis, directer +‎ -eur.

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      Noun

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      directeur m (plural directeurs, feminine directrice)

      1. director
      2. school principal
        Synonym: dirlo

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      Adjective

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      directeur (feminine directrice, masculine plural directeurs, feminine plural directrices)

      1. leading, guiding
        idée directriceguiding idea
        ligne directriceguiding line
        plan directeur(please add an English translation of this usage example)

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