líder de grupo
/lideɾ de ɡɾupo/from spelling rules
The English phrase group leader is translated into Spanish as líder de grupo.
The phrase líder de grupo refers to a group leader. You may also encounter Guía del Grupo, which means group guide and is used in touristic or organized group settings.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase líder de grupo is gender-neutral in its structure, but the article used before it will change based on the gender of the leader. Use the masculine article el if the leader is male, as in el líder de grupo and the feminine article la if the leader is female, as in la líder de grupo.
How do you pronounce it?
/lideɾ de ɡɾupo/
Did you know?
- The word grupo has a colorful history in the Rio de la Plata region. It may have entered Spanish via 'Lunfardo', a street slang from Argentina and Uruguay, possibly linked to the French word for a casino dealer, 'croupier'.
- While líder de grupo is grammatically correct, in certain professional or political contexts, you might hear the term cabecilla. However, be careful, as cabecilla often implies the leader of a rebellious or illegal group.
- The word líder is an English loanword. While it sounds like a native Spanish word, it was actually borrowed directly from the English 'leader'.
Examples in context
- Maria será la jefa de grupo en nuestro viaje escolar.Maria will be the group leader on our school trip.
- Juan siempre toma el mando en nuestras excursiones de senderismo. Él es el líder del grupo.Juan always takes charge during our hiking trips. He's the group leader.
- Ella es la líder de grupo en el proyecto.She is the group leader in the project.
- Ella es la líder de grupo.She is the group leader.
- El líder de grupo organizó la reunión.The group leader organized the meeting.
Example conversation
Sofía and Mateo are organizing a school project.
- SofíaMateo, ¿puedes ser el líder de grupo?Mateo, can you be the group leader?
- MateoSí, yo puedo ayudar a coordinar todo.Yes, I can help coordinate everything.
- Sofía¡Genial! Entonces tú organizas las reuniones.Great! Then you organize the meetings.
- MateoPerfecto, empezaré a escribir la lista ahora.Perfect, I will start writing the list now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, grupo, líder, CC BY-SA 4.0.
