What does director in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word director in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use director in Spanish.

The word director in Spanish means managerial, director, manager, head, manager, director, editor, director, principal attorney, chief attorney, head attorney, principal attorney, chief attorney, head attorney, assistant director, deputy director, director, incumbent director, associate director, creative director, program director, academic director, film director, department chair, chair of the department, stage director, stage mananger, operations manager, orchestra conductor, orchestra director, project manager, thesis director, executive director, executive manager, finance director, general manager, manager. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word director

managerial

adjetivo (que dirige)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Esta decisión le compete a nuestro órgano director. El comité director celebró una cesión extraordinaria en la que se abordó la redefinición de varios puestos.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. There are several managerial positions open for people with the right experience.

director, manager

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (de un establecimiento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nuestra directora es estricta, pero piensa en el bien de todos los alumnos. El director del hospital está reunido con el jefe de cirugía.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. My father was just named the manager of his branch.

head, manager

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (de entidad, de departamento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El director de la fundación fue dado de baja. La directora del departamento de ginecología está a cargo del simposio de obstetricia. El director del departamento de recursos humanos fue el que me entrevistó.
The director (or: head) of the human resources department was the person who interviewed me.

director

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (de un órgano administrativo) (executive)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El director está muy decepcionado con la gestión del resto de los miembros de la junta.
The director is very disappointed with the management of the rest of the board members.

editor

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (de una publicación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La directora se negó a publicar la nota antes de verificar las fuentes.
The editor of the newspaper refused to publish the article before verifying the sources.

director

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (de organismo internacional)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El director, o la directora, ocupan el puesto jerárquico principal en el organigrama del FMI, la FAO y la OMS, entre otros organismos internacionales.
The director occupies the main hierarchical position in the organizational chart of the IMF, FAO, and WHO, among other international organizations.

principal attorney, chief attorney, head attorney

locución nominal con flexión de género (de un despacho) (general)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

principal attorney, chief attorney, head attorney

locución nominal con flexión de género (de un caso) (general)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

assistant director, deputy director

locución nominal con flexión de género (subdirector, subdirectora)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cuando el director está de viaje, la directora adjunta queda encargada de las decisiones importantes.
When the director is away on business, the deputy director is in charge of key decisions.

director, incumbent director

locución nominal con flexión de género (encabeza equipo artístico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

associate director

locución nominal con flexión de género (director autónomo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El nombramiento del director asociado está previsto para noviembre próximo.
The appointment of the associate director is expected to be announced next November.

creative director

locución nominal con flexión de género (de campaña publicitaria)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La directora creativa de la campaña recibió un premio por su creatividad.
The campaign's creative director received an award for her creativity.

program director, academic director

locución nominal con flexión de género (gestor académico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La directora de carrera propuso grandes cambios al plan de estudios.
The academic director proposed significant changes to the curriculum.

film director

locución nominal con flexión de género (cineasta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La novel directora de cine tuvo mucho éxito en varios festivales internacionales.
The novice movie director had a lot of success in several international festivals.

department chair, chair of the department

locución nominal con flexión de género (ventas, relaciones comerciales...)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

stage director, stage mananger

locución nominal con flexión de género (teatro: dirige puesta en escena)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

operations manager

locución nominal con flexión de género (encabeza las operaciones)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El director de operaciones trabaja mucho.
The operations manager works a lot.

orchestra conductor, orchestra director

locución nominal con flexión de género (dirige músicos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La compañía lírica se quedó sin director de orquesta.
The opera company was left without an orchestra conductor.

project manager

locución nominal con flexión de género (encabeza un grupo encargado de proyectos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

thesis director

locución nominal con flexión de género (tutor principal de un doctorando)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El director de tesis me instó a mejorar la redacción.
My thesis director insisted that I improve the wording.

executive director, executive manager

locución nominal con flexión de género (de una empresa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El director ejecutivo se vio envuelto en un desfalco.
The CEO was involved in embezzlement.

finance director

locución nominal con flexión de género (jefe de finanzas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La directora financiera de la empresa se reunió con los inversores.
The company's finance director met with the investors.

general manager

locución nominal con flexión de género (de una empresa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La nueva directora general de la empresa tiene en sus manos una tarea difícil.
The new general manager of the company has a difficult task on her hands.

manager

locución nominal con flexión de género (de un equipo deportivo) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El padre de Andrés es director técnico de la selección infantil.
Andres' father is the manager of the children's team.

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