baas

bɑːs

Definition

Definition of baas - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

employer

Rare

South African term for boss

Rare

He reported directly to the baas of the company..

boss

employer

history

Dated

used by Black or Coloured people for a White manager

Dated

During apartheid, he called his supervisor baas.

master

overseer

supervisor

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Origin of baas

Dutch, baas (master)

Examples of baas in a sentence

The workers respected their baas.
The workers addressed him as baas during the meeting.
He was known as baas by his employees.

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French:patron, patron blanc, ...
German:Chef, Vorgesetzter, ...
Italian:padrone, termine usato durante l'apartheid per indicare un supervisore bianco, ...
Spanish:patrón, baas, ...
Portuguese:patrão, ...
Chinese:老板, 主管, ...
Japanese:ボス, バース, ...
Arabic:الرئيس, الباس, ...
Hebrew:מְנַהֵל, בּוֹס, ...
Russian:босс, баас, ...
Ukrainian:начальник, баас, ...
Hindi:मालिक, बास, ...
Bengali:বস, প্রভু, ...
Catalan:cap, amo, ...
Czech:šéf, pán, ...
Danish:chef, hvid leder, ...
Dutch:baas, meester, ...
Greek:αφεντικό, μπας, ...
Hungarian:főnök, baas, ...
Khmer:ថៅកែ, ពាក្យហៅអ្នកគ្រប់គ្រងស្បែកសដោយជនជាតិស្បែកខ្មៅ ឬជនជាតិចម្រុះ, ...
Korean:사장, 바스, ...
Persian:رئیس, باس, ...
Polish:szef, baas, ...
Portuguese (BR):patrão, senhor, ...
Romanian:șef, ...
Swedish:chef, vit chef, ...
Thai:นายจ้าง, บาส, ...
Turkish:patron, bey, ...
Vietnamese:ông chủ, quản đốc, ...

baa

bɑ

Definition of baa - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

animalsound made by a sheep

The gentle baa of the lamb calmed her.

blat

bleat

language

TECH.

the letter ب in Arabic script

TECH.

The word starts with a baa in Arabic.

character

letter

symbol

Verb

intr.

plaintive crycry plaintively like a sheep

The lost lamb started to baa for its mother.

bleat

cry

whimper

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baa-lamb

young sheep, especially a lamb

The baa-lamb frolicked in the meadow..

Origin of baa

Imitative, baa (sound of a sheep)

Examples of baa in a sentence

A sudden baa from the flock startled her.
Children learn the baa early in school.
The alphabet chart displayed the baa prominently.
The sheep began to baa loudly in the field.
Hearing the dog, the frightened ewe started to baa.

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French:bêlement, bêler, ...
German:Blöken, blöken, ...
Italian:belato, belare, ...
Spanish:balido, balar, ...
Portuguese:balido, balir, ...
Chinese:咩, 咩咩叫, ...
Japanese:メー, メェーメェーと鳴く, ...
Arabic:ثُغَاء, ثَغَا, ...
Hebrew:פְּעִיַת כִּבְשָׂה, לִפְעוֹת, ...
Russian:бе-е, блеять, ...
Ukrainian:ме-е, блеяти, ...
Hindi:में-में, मिमियाना, ...
Bengali:ম্যা, মেমে ডাকা, ...
Catalan:bel, belar, ...
Czech:bečení, bečet, ...
Danish:brægen, bræge, ...
Dutch:bèè, blaten, ...
Greek:βέλασμα, βελάζω, ...
Hungarian:bégetés, bégetni, ...
Khmer:សំឡេងបែ, ស្រែកបែបចៀម, ...
Korean:매애, 매애하고 울다, ...
Persian:بع بع, بع‌بع کردن, ...
Polish:beczenie, beczeć, ...
Portuguese (BR):balido, balir, ...
Romanian:beee, a behăi, ...
Swedish:bää, bräka, ...
Thai:เสียงร้องของแกะ, ร้องแบ๊ะ, ...
Turkish:koyun sesi, melemek, ...
Vietnamese:tiếng be be, kêu be be, ...

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Definition of baas - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Origin of baas

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Definition of baa - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Verb

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Origin of baa

Terms related to baa

Examples of baa in a sentence

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