chef.
head
Meaning & usage
head
opiner du chef
article, principal point
les principaux chefs d’une demande
principal motive, charge, count of indictment
Le procureur a tenu à refaire une lecture des chefs d’accusation.
chief; top third of a coat of arms
d'or au chef de gueules
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French chief, from Old French chief, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Italic *kaput, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput-. Doublet of cap.
a boss, chief, leader
Le pape est le chef de l’Église.
a culinary chef, chief cook
Créant dans des établissements de prestige de nombreuses recettes reprises ensuite par d'autres chefs, Escoffier a fait connaitre internationalement la cuisine française.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French chief, from Old French chief, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Italic *kaput, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput-. Doublet of cap.
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