Chefetage
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Chef (“boss”) + Etage (“floor”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
Chefetage f (genitive Chefetage, plural Chefetagen)
- executive floor (mostly used figuratively as a synonym for bosses)
- 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 43/2010, page 170:
- Schlechte Charaktereigenschaften bringen Menschen in die Chefetage. Das haben Forscher der University of Nebraska herausgefunden.
- Bad traits of character help people to become bosses. That was found by researchers of the University of Nebraska.
- (literally, “Bad traits of character bring people to the executive floor ....”)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Chefetage [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Chefetage | die | Chefetagen |
| genitive | einer | der | Chefetage | der | Chefetagen |
| dative | einer | der | Chefetage | den | Chefetagen |
| accusative | eine | die | Chefetage | die | Chefetagen |