directores

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directors?people in charge of a company or film

Also:principals?heads of a school,conductors?leaders of an orchestra,managers?people who oversee a department

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Los directores de la empresa se reúnen hoy.

The company directors are meeting today.

Varios directores de cine ganaron premios.

Several movie directors won awards.

Los directores de las escuelas locales hablaron con los padres.

The principals of the local schools spoke with the parents.

To make the singular 'director' plural, you add '-es' because it ends in a consonant. This is a standard rule for most Spanish nouns ending in 'r'.

Even if a group has both men and women, you use the masculine plural 'directores' to refer to everyone together.

Mistake: "Using 'principales' for school heads."

Correction: Use 'directores'. While 'principal' exists in Spanish, it usually means 'main' or 'primary,' not the person running a school.

In a musical setting, 'directores' usually refers to orchestra conductors. You don't need a separate word for it!

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How do you say 'The school principals' (referring to a mixed group)?

dirección(direction/address) - noun

Can 'directores' refer to a group of only women?

No, if the group is entirely female, you should use 'directoras'. 'Directores' is used for all-male groups or mixed-gender groups.

Is it used for movie directors too?

Yes, 'directores de cine' is the standard way to refer to film directors.