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encargada

manager

noun en-kahr-GAH-dah Rare

Also means

person in charge

Usage Note

Encargada is the feminine form of encargado, the person responsible for a place or task — a shop manager, a site supervisor, or the person assigned to a duty. It derives from encargar ('to entrust'). The masculine form encargado is equally common.

Examples

"La encargada del turno de noche llegó tarde."

Natural Translation

The night-shift manager arrived late.

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