Usage examples of "boss" in English with translation to Portuguese

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The boss is very upset. O chefe está muito nervoso.
Show him who's boss! Mostra para ele quem é que manda!
The boss owes several months’ salary to the construction workers. O patrão deve vários meses de salário aos trabalhadores da construção civil.
Tom is Mary's boss. Tom é o chefe de Mary.
The chances are that the boss may send you to California. Provavelmente o chefe vai te mandar para a Califórnia.
The boss could not approve of what one of his men did. O patrão não pôde aceitar o que um de seus homens fez.
That's what the boss wants. É isto que o chefe quer.
Stephen travels more than his boss. Stephen viaja mais do que seu chefe.
Have you called the boss already? Já ligou para o chefe?
The boss will be angry at me. O chefe vai ficar bravo comigo.
I asked my boss a salary advance. Pedi ao meu chefe um adiantamento salarial.
They often make fun of the boss. Eles sempre fazem piadas sobre o chefe.
She's having an affair with her boss. Ela está tendo um caso extraconjugal com o chefe dela.
The boss made them work day and night. O chefe os fez trabalhar dia e noite.
He made believe not to hear his boss. Ele fez-de-conta que não ouvia seu chefe.
My boss was satisfied with what I did. Meu chefe ficou satisfeito com o que eu fiz.
Every boss has his or her favorite employee. Todo chefe tem o seu empregado favorito.
You talk as if you were the boss. Tu falas como se fosses o chefe.
He was dismissed by the boss of the factory. Ele foi despedido pelo chefe da fábrica.
The boss ordered us to work from morning till night. O chefe nos mandou trabalhar da manhã até a noite.
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