Director in english
director
pronunciation: dɜrektɜr part of speech: noun
pronunciation: dɜrektɜr part of speech: noun
In gestures
director = chairman [chairmen, pl.] ; chairperson [chairpersons, -pl.] ; chief ; chief librarian ; director ; head ; manager [manageress, -fem.] ; headmaster ; office manager ; business manager ; chair ; editor.
Example: As head of a committee, and being recognized as such, it's perfectly all right with me if I'm called the chairman rather than the chairwoman.Example: Special thanks to the ISAD Program Planning Committee, in particular its chairperson, for the conceptual organization.Example: He subsequently served as chief of that Division, chief of the Serial Record Division, Assistant Director for Cataloging of the Processing Department, Director of the Processing Department, and Assistant Librarian of Processing Services.Example: The chief librarian or director of libraries, by which title the post is sometimes now known, will in general be fully occupied with making decisions on internal professional policy, committee work, and administration and management in the widest sense.Example: Hugh C, Atkinson, director of the University of Illinois Libraries, has consistently been in the forefront in applying automation to traditional library problems and services.Example: She began her career at Central Missouri State University where she was head of the Documents Depository.Example: Such hosts are more likely to be accessed by end-users such as economists and managers, than information workers.Example: The author played a large part in the successful establishment of the school library when her husband became headmaster = The author played a large part in the successful establishment of the school library when her husband became headmaster.Example: This department is headed by a general office manager who has a staff of bookkeepers, billing clerks, comptrollers, and secretaries.Example: Watman wondered how the profession would react to the idea of a business manager instead of assistant.Example: Once elected, the chair is responsible for maintaining discipline and ensuring that all students are treated fairly.Example: An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to the preparation of the item for the manufacturer, or it may include supervision of the manufacturing, revision or elucidation of the text, and the addition of an introduction, notes, and other critical matter, and for certain works it may involve the technical direction of staff of persons engaged in writing or compiling the text.more:
» cargo de director = directorship .
Example: An applicant for the directorship of a medium-sized public library is asked to explain how he would conduct a community survey and demonstrate how he would plan library programs.» cartas al director = letter to the editor .
Example: Short communications, newspaper articles and letters to the editor present problems in abstracting, both from the selection viewpoint and also as to abstract content.» Conferencia de Directores de Bibliotecas Nacionales (CDNL) = Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL) .
Example: The Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL) was set up in 1974 to discuss policies and to carry out activities that could be performed most effectively by national libraries, on the understanding that its work would be coordinated with the IFLA Section of National Libraries.» directora conjunta = co-chairperson .
Example: 'Information and knowledge are the catalysts that will empower Africa in her quest for development,' said Penny Birangi, co-chairperson for the Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Libraries.» director adjunto = assistant director ; deputy director ; joint director .
Example: Any member of the library staff with a minimum of a 1 year service can become a team member with the exception of the library director, assistant director and chief accountant. Example: The deputy librarian or deputy director's duties are to take the place of the director in his absence, to organize the general routine of the library, to supervise the staff and to deal with matters such as interviews, appointments and resignations. Example: A progress evaluation will take place twice per annum, during which the successful candidate will report to the joint directors of the appointment.» director artístico = art director .
Example: This specialised clientele is eclectic and ranges from novices to the most accomplished artists and includes architects, art directors, illustrators, calligraphers, craftspeople and photographers.» director cinematográfico = film director .
Example: Film direction is an popular career option, but to be a good film director one not only needs a passion for filmmaking but also the skill for it.» director comercial = marketing executive ; chief commercial officer .
Example: Additionally, this article discusses specific marketing executives' use of competitive intelligence data bases to gain a competitive edge within their marketplace. Example: Niklaus Meier assumes the Chief Financial Officer's responsibilities ad interim in addition to his current position as Chief Commercial Officer.» director conjunto = co-chairperson .
Example: 'Information and knowledge are the catalysts that will empower Africa in her quest for development,' said Penny Birangi, co-chairperson for the Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Libraries.» director de biblioteca = library director .
Example: What is our responsibility to a fellow human being, who in this case happens to be a respected library director who is also our boss?.» director de cárcel = prison governor ; prison warden .
Example: An acting prison governor has been convicted of misconduct after having a sexual relationship with an inmate at a women's prison. Example: In Rome, female prison wardens went on strike because of the killing of one of their colleagues on Friday.» director de cine = film director .
Example: Film direction is an popular career option, but to be a good film director one not only needs a passion for filmmaking but also the skill for it.» director de colegio = head teacher .
Example: A head teacher has been forced to make a grovelling apology after a teacher sent a school report to a pupil littered with fourteen grammatical errors.» director de coro = choirmaster .
Example: Our Choral Society was created when a group of singers persuaded the gifted choirmaster and music director Edward Tripton to lead them on an adventure in music and voice.» director de curso = course leader .
Example: A number of course leaders in the IT field regarded their lack of treatment of what might be termed morality of information provision as a drawback in their programmes.» director de departamento = department head .
Example: The department head had hoped the latter request would lend credence to the seriousness of the situation.» director de empresa = company director .
Example: The ease with which the home addresses of company directors may be obtained from databases has been highlighted by the dangers faced by directors of biotechnology companies by animal rights activists.» director de escena = stage manager .
Example: During rehearsals, the stage manager is the one responsible for seeing that the actors show up on time, that the props and, later, the costumes are in place.» director de escuela = school principal ; head teacher .
Example: Support staff such as janitors and cleaners report to the school principal, not to the librarian and this affects the type of service they provide. Example: A head teacher has been forced to make a grovelling apology after a teacher sent a school report to a pupil littered with fourteen grammatical errors.» director de filial = branch head .
Example: These individuals may be department heads or branch heads in a larger organization.» director de finanzas = finance director .
Example: She is quitting as finance director of the Sainsbury supermarket chain after a boardroom shake-up with a golden handshake likely to top £500000.» director de funeraria = funeral director ; undertaker ; mortician .
Example: Families need compassionate counseling and practical advice during times of grief, and funeral directors provide these services. Example: Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker. Example: The need to replace morticians who retire or leave the occupation will account for even more job openings than employment growth.» director de la biblioteca = head librarian .
Example: The head librarian had set up a timetable of activities for her in advance and topics and schedules for the courses she would teach at the library school.» director de marketing = marketing executive .
Example: Additionally, this article discusses specific marketing executives' use of competitive intelligence data bases to gain a competitive edge within their marketplace.» director de museo = curator .
Example: In her previous vocation she served as curator of History at the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences and later as Assistant to the Director of Johns Hopkins University, Institute of History and Medicine.» director de música = music director .
Example: Our Choral Society was created when a group of singers persuaded a gifted choirmaster and music director to lead them on an adventure in music and voice.» director de obra = project manager .
Example: The role of the project manager is to plan, execute, and finalize projects according to strict deadlines and within budget.» director de operaciones = chief operating officer (COO) ; director for operations .
Example: The Internet has no president, chief operating officer, or Pope. Example: The closing ceremony of the anniversary celebration included congratulatory remarks from Director for Operations Cliff Cohen.» director de orquesta = conductor .
Example: A piano/violin, etc. conductor part is the part of an ensemble work for a particular instrument with cues for the other instruments.» director de periódico = newspaper editor .
Example: Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.» director de pompas fúnebres = undertaker ; funeral director ; mortician .
Example: Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker. Example: Families need compassionate counseling and practical advice during times of grief, and funeral directors provide these services. Example: The need to replace morticians who retire or leave the occupation will account for even more job openings than employment growth.» director de prisión = prison warden ; prison governor .
Example: In Rome, female prison wardens went on strike because of the killing of one of their colleagues on Friday. Example: An acting prison governor has been convicted of misconduct after having a sexual relationship with an inmate at a women's prison.» director de proyecto = project manager .
Example: The role of the project manager is to plan, execute, and finalize projects according to strict deadlines and within budget.» director de tesis = PhD supervisor ; dissertation adviser ; dissertation supervisor ; thesis supervisor ; thesis adviser ; research supervisor .
Example: A different case was the young lecturer whose PhD supervisor was an editor of a series for a publishing house and who made it clear to the postgraduate student that he hoped the thesis could also be a book. Example: Entries are arranged alphabetically by author under the year of completion and cite author, title, and names of dissertation advisors. Example: All dissertation supervisors are required to advise their students on the selection, organisation and presentation of material. Example: Student should have thesis supervisors from at least two departments. Example: His devotion to his students was well known in the department and made him one of the most sought-after thesis advisors. Example: This will provide research supervisors with important information about how best to structure their supervision in order to guide students toward timely completion.» director editorial = publishing director .
Example: One of the positions that you can hold is that of a publishing director.» director ejecutivo = executive director ; executive officer ; chief executive officer (CEO) ; managing director ; chief executive .
Example: 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously. Example: The meeting, which defined the goals of the association, discussed membership conditions, established permanent sections (legal, educational, economic, historical and management) and elected executive officers. Example: The constituent networks may have presidents and CEO's (chief executive officers), but that's a different issue; there's no single authority figure for the Internet as a whole. Example: The author is former managing director of Hutchinsons. Example: The author concludes that few chief executives personally use the company library and online database services.» director ejecutivo de la gestión del conocimiento = knowledge executive .
Example: This article discusses the emergence of 'chief knowledge officers' or 'knowledge executives' within organizations, viewed by many in the library profession as a logical, and perhaps deserved role for librarians.» director, el = principal [De una escuela o instituto] .
Example: Anthony read the handwritten note he found in his mailbox from the principal of the high school at which he had been employed as head of the school media program for one month.» director espiritual = spiritual advisor .
Example: This tends to work best if both persons have similar convictions of faith and have a good relationship with the spiritual advisor.» director financiero = finance director ; chief financial officer .
Example: She is quitting as finance director of the Sainsbury supermarket chain after a boardroom shake-up with a golden handshake likely to top £500000. Example: Niklaus Meier assumes the Chief Financial Officer's responsibilities ad interim in addition to his current position as Chief Commercial Officer.» director general = executive director ; Director-General ; executive officer ; chief executive officer (CEO) ; chief executive ; senior director .
Example: 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously. Example: The work of the Statistical Office is undertaken by six directorates headed by the Director-General who is assisted by a secretariat. Example: The meeting, which defined the goals of the association, discussed membership conditions, established permanent sections (legal, educational, economic, historical and management) and elected executive officers. Example: The constituent networks may have presidents and CEO's (chief executive officers), but that's a different issue; there's no single authority figure for the Internet as a whole. Example: The author concludes that few chief executives personally use the company library and online database services. Example: Senior directors earn absurdly more than the other workers in their business.» director musical = music director .
Example: Our Choral Society was created when a group of singers persuaded a gifted choirmaster and music director to lead them on an adventure in music and voice.» director principal = senior director .
Example: Senior directors earn absurdly more than the other workers in their business.» partichela de piano director, violín director, etc = piano/violin, etc. conductor part [En una obra para un conjunto, la parte de un instrumento que permite al intérprete dirigir este conjunto mediante las anotaciones de las entradas de los otros instrumentos] .
Example: A piano/violin, etc. conductor part is the part of an ensemble work for a particular instrument with cues for the other instruments; intended for the use of the person who plays the instrument and also conducts the performance of the work.» subdirector = assistant director .
Example: Any member of the library staff with a minimum of a 1 year service can become a team member with the exception of the library director, assistant director and chief accountant.