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alcalde

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nounmasculine
  1. mayorthe leader of a city or a municipality
  2. an official such as an administrator, mayor, or judge
  3. A variation of brisca for three players, that is played with the forty-card pack of Spanish-suited playing cards.

Forms

noun

singularalcalde
pluralalcaldes
femininealcaldesa
feminine pluralalcaldesas

Used in the library

  • Mientras tanto, el alcalde pretende hablar de memoria y cuenta chistes molestos.Meanwhile the mayor attempts to speak from memory and tells annoying jokes.A2Otra vez, por favor (5) — Once more, please (5) (A2)
  • La felicitación del alcalde llega por carta, recién escrita, con su firma.The mayor's congratulations arrive by letter, freshly written, with his signature.A2Otra vez, por favor (6) — Once more, please (6) (A2)
  • El alcalde quiere fijar un límite de gasto y reportar cada euro a los ciudadanos.The mayor wants to set a spending limit and report every euro to the citizens.A2Otra vez, por favor (8) — Once more, please (8) (A2)
  • En las elecciones del pueblo, todos votan excepto el alcalde, que está enfermo.In the town elections everyone votes except the mayor, who is ill.A2Otra vez, por favor (1) — Once more, please (1) (A2)

Other ways to say it

  • edilformal title for a mayor; aedile
  • intendentemanager, supervisor (a person whose job is to manage a business); intendant (a high-ranking local administrator in the Spanish Empire)
  • oficialofficial

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