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"manager (of a hotel, bank, company)" in seven languages

Meaningmanager (of a hotel, bank, company)

Spanish

director

/diɾekˈtoɾ/

masc.learned

Feminine directora; gerente and encargado are common too.

French

directeur

/diʁɛktœʁ/

masc.learned

Feminine directrice; manager is used in business French.

Italian

direttore

/diretˈtore/

masc.learned

Feminine direttrice; manager is used in business Italian.

Portuguese

gerente

/ʒeˈɾẽtʃi/

masc.other source · gerir 'to manage', from Latin GERERE

Romanian

director

/diˈrektor/

masc.learned

Catalan

director

/diɾəkˈtoɾ/

masc.learned

English

manager

/ˈmænɪdʒɚ/

other source · manage, from Italian maneggiare 'to handle' (Latin MANUS 'hand')

English → Italianmanager (of a hotel, bank, company)direttoreNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: director, direct, direction.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

DIRECTŌREM (Late Latin)‘one who directs (DĪRIGERE 'to set straight')’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

Where English 'handles' (manage ← MANUS), the sisters 'direct'. English manager has in turn been borrowed back into French and Italian offices.

English relatives: director, direct, direction

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In a sentence

  • esEl director del hotel nos dio la bienvenida.
  • frLe directeur de l'hôtel nous a accueillis.
  • itIl direttore dell'albergo ci ha accolti.
  • ptO gerente do hotel nos deu as boas-vindas.
  • roDirectorul hotelului ne-a urat bun venit.
  • caEl director de l'hotel ens va donar la benvinguda.
  • enThe hotel manager welcomed us.

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