No. 4,594 in Dutch
director
A person who leads or manages an organization, company, or department.
In a sentence
De directeur van het museum gaf ons een rondleiding.
The director of the museum gave us a tour.
In this sentence, 'directeur' is used to denote the head of a specific institution, in this case, a museum.
Hij werkt als filmregisseur in Hollywood.
He works as a film director in Hollywood.
Here, 'filmregisseur' (in Dutch) refers to someone who directs movies, equivalent to 'director' in English when referring to the film industry.
De directeur van het bedrijf hield een toespraak.
The director of the company gave a speech.
In this example, 'directeur' indicates someone in charge of a company, which in English could be a 'director' or possibly a 'CEO' depending on the context.
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