Vocabulary
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Teamleiter
/ˈtiːmˌlaɪ̯tɐ/· noun· Pl. die Teamleiter
team lead, team leader
Der Teamleiter or die Teamleiterin plans the work of a small team and is your first person to ask: for leave, when you're ill, when something goes wrong. Above them there is often an Abteilungsleiter.
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Forms
- Singular
- der Teamleiter
- Plural
- die Teamleiter
- Genitiv
- des Teamleiters
- feminin
- die Teamleiterin, die Teamleiterinnen
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Teamleiter
team lead (the person who leads a team)
Meine Teamleiterin hat mir am ersten Tag alles gezeigt.
My team lead showed me everything on the first day.
Word family
Teamleiterdie Teamleitungteam leadership; the team leaddas Teamteamder Leiter / die Leiterinhead, managerder Abteilungsleiter / die Abteilungsleiterinhead of department
Common combinations
- mit der Teamleiterin sprechento talk to the team lead
- den Teamleiter fragen / informierento ask / inform the team lead
- als Teamleiter arbeitento work as a team lead
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
der / die Vorgesetzte
Common learner mistakes
- Sie ist mein Teamleiter.Sie ist meine Teamleiterin.For a woman, use the feminine form with -in — and meine, not mein.
Real examples
- Unser Teamleiter macht jeden Montag den Dienstplan.Our team lead does the rota every Monday.
- Wenn du krank bist, ruf bitte zuerst die Teamleiterin an.If you're ill, please call the team lead first.
- In unserer Firma gibt es zwölf Teamleiterinnen und Teamleiter.There are twelve team leads in our company.
