Mandamás in english
Big shot
pronunciation: bɪgʃɑt part of speech: noun
pronunciation: bɪgʃɑt part of speech: noun
In gestures
mandamás = chief honcho ; boss ; head honcho ; honcho ; bossy boots ; gaffer ; leader ; grandee ; top dog ; top bod.
Example: 'We should be more sympathetic and persuasive with the chief honchos'.Example: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.Example: Only 17 percent of head honchos say research and development (R&D) drives innovation in their business, a new study has found.Example: Of course, no one but a few honchos at IBM and Oracle know the real answer.Example: With the kids tucked into bed, bossy boots left to fill her empty life with some cocktails.Example: Watford gaffer believes his team's home games hold the key to their ability to survive in the Premiership.Example: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.Example: While fleecing someone with a long, sharp butcher's knife, the American grandees pose as though they were performing an act of great generosity.Example: The article 'Timesharing companies specializing in text: sitting ducks or top dogs?' considers the likely effects of technological developments, such as CD-ROMs, on the traditional on-line vendors.Example: The top bods in any company all have one thing in common -- they are extremely busy people.more:
» mandamás, el = big guy, the ; big gun, the ; top banana, the .
Example: Look at him sucking up to the big guys, talking about golf that he really is terrible at, trying to get into the 'boys club'. Example: Now that they are up to speed, Ron has tracked down the school's big guns to see how things have been rolling along. Example: I don't mean to oversimplify life, but on some days it seems to me that society divides into two categories: the top bananas and the second bananas.» mandamases, los = top brass, the .
Example: Women account for just about 14 per cent of the top brass at companies in India, as against 21 per cent across the world.» ser el mandamás = call + the shots ; be the boss ; call + the tune ; rule + the roost ; run + the show .
Example: The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'. Example: One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong. Example: As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa. Example: Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost. Example: This might happen organically as a younger cohort replaces the boomers currently running the show.