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assistant [əˈsɪstənt] n 1. (Business / Professions) a. a person who assists, esp in a subordinate position b. (as modifier) assistant manager 2. (Business / Commerce) (Business / Professions) See shop assistant adj
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assistant noun 1. helper, partner, ally, colleague, associate, supporter, deputy, subsidiary, aide, aider, second, accessory, attendant, backer, protagonist, collaborator, accomplice, confederate, auxiliary, henchman, right-hand man, adjutant, helpmate, coadjutor (rare), abettor, cooperator He had been accompanied to the meeting by an assistant. 2. salesperson, shop assistant, checkout person, retail assistant The assistant checked the price on the back cover of the book. Translations assistant [əˈsɪstənt] B. CPD assistant director N (Theat) → ayudante mf de dirección assistant manager N → subdirector(a) m/f assistant master N (Brit) (Scol) (o.f.) → profesor m de instituto assistant mistress N (Brit) (Scol) (o.f.) → profesora f de instituto assistant principal N (Scol) → subdirector(a) m/f assistant professor N (US) → profesor(a) m/f agregado/a assistant secretary N → subsecretario/a m/f assistant [əˈsɪstənt] n (British) (also shop assistant, sales assistant) → vendeur(e) m/f modif assistant secretary of defense (US) → secrétaire m/f adjoint(e) de la défense a young assistant professor at Harvard → un jeune maître assistant à Harvard assistant manager, assistant referee assistant manager n → sous-directeur/trice m/f, directeur/trice m/f adjoint(e) assistant referee n (FOOTBALL) → juge m de touche assistant n → Assistent(in) m(f); (= shop assistant) → Verkäufer(in) m(f); are you in charge here? — no, I am just an assistant → sind Sie hier der Chef? — nein, ich bin bloß Mitarbeiter adj attr manager etc → stellvertretend assistant: assistant master/mistress n → Lehrer(in) m(f) (ohne besondere zusätzliche Verantwortung) assistant priest n → Hilfspriester m assistant professor n (US) → Assistenz-Professor(in) m(f) assistant referee n (Ftbl) → Schiedsrichterassistent(in) m(f) assistant [əˈsɪst/ənt] 1. n → aiutante m/f, assistente m/f, aiuto (Brit) (also shop assistant) → commesso/a 2. adj → aiuto inv Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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