- gerifalte
- m.1 gerfalcon (ave).2 bigwig (person).* * *gerifalte► nombre masculino1 (ave) gerfalcon, gyrfalcon2 familiar (persona sobresaliente) bigwig\FRASEOLOGÍAestar como un gerifalte / vivir como un gerifalte to live like a lord* * *SM1) (=persona) important person, bigwig *
los gerifaltes de la empresa — the company bigwigs *
estar o vivir como un gerifalte — to live like a king o lord
2) (=ave) gerfalcon* * *masculino1) (Zool) gyrfalcon2) (persona importante) bigwig (colloq)* * *= honcho, head honcho, boss [bosses, -pl.], chief honcho, gaffer.Ex. Of course, no one but a few honchos at IBM and Oracle know the real answer.Ex. Only 17 percent of head honchos say research and development (R&D) drives innovation in their business, a new study has found.Ex. The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.Ex. 'We should be more sympathetic and persuasive with the chief honchos'.Ex. Watford gaffer believes his team's home games hold the key to their ability to survive in the Premiership.* * *masculino1) (Zool) gyrfalcon2) (persona importante) bigwig (colloq)* * *= honcho, head honcho, boss [bosses, -pl.], chief honcho, gaffer.Ex: Of course, no one but a few honchos at IBM and Oracle know the real answer.
Ex: Only 17 percent of head honchos say research and development (R&D) drives innovation in their business, a new study has found.Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.Ex: 'We should be more sympathetic and persuasive with the chief honchos'.Ex: Watford gaffer believes his team's home games hold the key to their ability to survive in the Premiership.* * *gerifaltemasculineA (Zool) gyrfalconB (persona importante) bigwig (colloq)* * *gerifalte nm1. [ave] gyrfalcon2. Fam [persona] bigwig* * *gerifaltem ZO gyrfalcon; fambigwig fam
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.