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How do you use Jefe in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Jefe in a sentence

Jefe meaning

  1. An officer with political influence; a head or chief in government, such as a sheriff, particularly where that person is Hispanic or of Mexican descent.
  2. A boss in a business, company, or other organization.

Using Jefe

  • The main meaning on this page is: An officer with political influence; a head or chief in government, such as a sheriff, particularly where that person is Hispanic or of Mexican descent. | A boss in a business, company, or other organization.
  • In the example corpus, jefe often appears in combinations such as: el jefe.

Context around Jefe

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

new 1× himself 1×

Often after:

giant 1× nacional 1× negro 1×

Sentence patterns with Jefe

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as el jefe negro referring 1× general en jefe 1× include el jefe giant and 1× made himself jefe nacional national 1× the new jefe was brilliant 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

four sun ranking 1× payne 1987 p 1× the locals often 1× the shot of 1× wedding whose aliases 1×

Common sentence endings:

continuing criminal enterprise 1× general en jefe 1× god of fertility 1× julio caesar chavez 1× subsequently by himself 1×

Words around Jefe

Just before it in the word index:

jef 13 jeezy 23 jeez 16 jeeyo 2 jeeyar 2 jeewan 4

Just after it in the word index:

jeff 2.527 jeffco 15 jeffcoat 8 jefferey 4 jefferies 281 jefferis 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Jefe

  • In this selection, "jefe" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, new, himself, giant, nacional and negro stand out and add context to how "jefe" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as el jefe negro referring and general en jefe. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "jefe" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with jefe

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The locals often refer to it as "El Jefe Negro", referring to an ancient god of fertility. (17 words)

Four-sun ranking main Since the age of the independence war in Venezuela the most senior officer is designated as general-in-chief (general en jefe). (26 words)

The shot of Kingston sitting down pleased at himself being the new Jefe was brilliant and there was a nice touch of putting his head in the middle of the Boxer Julio Caesar Chavez. (34 words)

Longer example sentences

Wedding, whose aliases include “El Jefe,” “Giant,” and “Public Enemy,” according to the FBI, is the lead defendant in the indictment and is wanted on eight charges, including three counts of murder in connection with a continuing criminal enterprise. (39 words)

Payne (1987), p. 57 Franco made himself jefe nacional (National Chief) of the new FET (Falange Española Tradicionalista; Traditionalist Spanish Phalanx) with a secretary, Junta Political and National Council to be named subsequently by himself. (35 words)

The shot of Kingston sitting down pleased at himself being the new Jefe was brilliant and there was a nice touch of putting his head in the middle of the Boxer Julio Caesar Chavez. (34 words)

Example sentences (5)

Wedding, whose aliases include “El Jefe,” “Giant,” and “Public Enemy,” according to the FBI, is the lead defendant in the indictment and is wanted on eight charges, including three counts of murder in connection with a continuing criminal enterprise.

The shot of Kingston sitting down pleased at himself being the new Jefe was brilliant and there was a nice touch of putting his head in the middle of the Boxer Julio Caesar Chavez.

Four-sun ranking main Since the age of the independence war in Venezuela the most senior officer is designated as general-in-chief (general en jefe).

Payne (1987), p. 57 Franco made himself jefe nacional (National Chief) of the new FET (Falange Española Tradicionalista; Traditionalist Spanish Phalanx) with a secretary, Junta Political and National Council to be named subsequently by himself.

The locals often refer to it as "El Jefe Negro", referring to an ancient god of fertility.

Common combinations with jefe

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • el jefe 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "jefe" in a sentence?
An example: "Wedding, whose aliases include “El Jefe,” “Giant,” and “Public Enemy,” according to the FBI, is the lead defendant in the indictment and is wanted on eight charges, including three counts of murder in connection with a continuing criminal enterprise." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "jefe" from authentic English texts.
What does "jefe" mean?
Jefe means: An officer with political influence; a head or chief in government, such as a sheriff, particularly where that person is Hispanic or of Mexican descent.
How many example sentences with "jefe" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "jefe", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.