to be made of several different parts
MAKE
consist of sth/be made up of sth
/kan'sist ov (sth), bi: ,meid лр dv (sth)/ [phrasal verb TJ if something consists of or is made up of different substances, parts, people etc, it has those things in it: The spaghetti sauce consists of meat, onions, tomatoes, garlic, and herbs. I The image on a computer screen is made up of thousands of tiny dots. I a small committee, consisting of the Principal and four senior teachers
When you see Ua, go to the ESSENTIAL COMMUNICATION section
MAN
if you mean 'the man someone is married to', go to marry
GIRLFRIEND/BOYFRIEND FATHER - T ^ CHILD
N /
see
^ — also ^^
RELATIONSHIP
MOTHER ^Г зР WOMAN
PERSON/PEOPLE
a man
man /тжп/ [n C] an adult male person: There were two men and a woman in the car. ! Henry is a very rich man. I You wouldn't understand how she feels - you're а топ!
plural men
Qguy /gai/ [n C] spoken a man: Dave's a really nice guy. I Is he the guy who used to live next door to you?
Q bloke /Ыэок/ [n C) British spoken a man: Are you seeing this bloke again then? ! He bought the car from a bloke
at his office.
gentleman Мзет1тэп/ [n С] a man - use this as a polite way of talking about a man: Can you serve that gentleman please, Sarah? I Mr Marks, an elderly gentleman, was travelling with his daughter.
plural gentlemen
male meil/ [ad;] a male person is a man - use this especially when talking about jobs and work: Most of the science teachers are male
male nurse f teacher/colleague etc
Salaries have increased for both male and female graduates.
for men, or typical of men
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male meil [ad; only before nounj for men or typical of men - use this about jobs or activities that men do, or about behaviour or attitudes that are typical of men: More women are entering traditionally male jobs like engineering. I male aggression
man's /шгепг/ designed for men a man's watch/suit/shirt etc She was
barefoot and wearing a man's shirt over her jeans.
men's shoes/clothes/magazines etc a
shop selling handmade men s shoes
manly /maenli/ [adj] having the qualities that people admire in men, for example being strong and brave: Her brother was tall and athletic, with a deep, manly voice.
manly - manlier - manliest
macho /'пШ/эо||'та:-/ [adj] a macho man behaves in a way that he thinks men are expected to behave, for example by doing dangerous things, by not showing his emotions, and by treating women as if they are not important: He thinks he's too macho to put a sweater on, even when it's really cold. I Katie was getting tired of his macho attitudes.
MANAGER
POSITION/RANK BUSINESS ^ ^ ^ SHOP
N
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boss /bDs|bxs/ In CI the person who is in charge of you at work: Does your boss know you're looking for another job? I There's о new guy at work who's a/ways trying to impress the boss.
/К Boss is not an official name of a job and is not used in people's job titles.
foreman То:гтэп/ [n C] someone who is in charge of a group of factory workers or builders, whose job is to make sure that the workers do what the manager wants: Anton hated the foreman, who was never satisfied with anyone's work. plural foremen
supervisor /'su:p3rva[Z3r, 'sjus-||'su:-/ [n Cj someone who is in charge of a group of workers, such as cleaners or secretaries, in an office, factory, airport etc, whose job is to make sure that the workers do what the manager wants: We still need to replace the office supervisor.
deputy /'depj^ti/ [n C] someone who does the manager's job when the manager is not there
deputy director/manager/principal etc
He became the deputy head of the FBI at the age of only 36.
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plural deputies
also
COMPANY
4 \
IN CHARGE OF
Da manager
manager /'тжпк1зэг/ [n C] someone whose job is to run one of the departments of a large organization, or to be in charge of a bank, shop, hotel etc: I'd like to speak to the manager, bank/hotel/restaurant etc manager He's a hotel manager He has to work incredibly hard.
marketing/sales/accounts etc manager
WORK
JOB
She's one of our regional sales managers.
+ of the advertising manager of a mailorder company
A Don't call someone 'manager' when you are talking or writing to them.
a top manager
director di,rektsr, dai-/ [n C] one of the most important managers, especially the person who is in charge of one of the main departments: The directors are meeting today to discuss the company's future. managing director British (=the person in charge of running an organization) He's the managing director of a small printing firm.
finan.ee/sales/personnel etc director
Have you met the new finance director? + of Dr Jane Wilde, director of the Health Promotion Agency
lef executive (also с hie/executive oJFflcer/CEO amefjcan) /,t/iif ig'zekj^tiv, tjirf ig'zekjHtfv Dfj,s3r, .si: i: '3u|-,3rf-, -.cuf-; [n C] the top manager of a large company or organization, who is responsible for the whole business: Universal Studios is looking for a new chief executive. + of the CEO of General Motors
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The chief executive of a company makes the most important decisions, and does most of the planning. The chairman or president is responsible for the whole of the organization, and has the power to tel! the chief executive what to do. Sometimes both jobs can be done by the same person: He was the chairman and chief executive of a computer company.