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staff

staff

Meaning of staff

hotel workers

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British English/ˈstɑːf/
American English/ˈstæf/
Russian transcription[pʲɛrsənˈal]
staff
staff - персонал
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staff with Russian translation

staff usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Персонал помог донести мой тяжёлый чемодан до комнаты.

The staff helped carry my heavy suitcase to the room.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Персонал ночной смены быстро ответил на телефонный звонок.

Staff on the night shift answered the phone quickly.

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staff belongs to the topic "At the Hotel". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

staffперсонал
showerдуш
elevatorлифт
towelполотенце
TVтелевизор
viewвид
breakfastзавтрак

staff synonyms

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What's the difference between staff / team / workers / management / front desk / housekeeping

🇬🇧English
staff

the people who work for an organization as a whole

A2Very Often

The hotel staff are very friendly.

Персонал отеля очень дружелюбный.

🇬🇧English

a group of people working together on tasks; implies collaboration

A2Often

The housekeeping team cleans the rooms every morning.

Команда горничных убирает номера каждое утро.

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🇬🇧English
workers

people who work, often with a nuance of manual or lower-skilled jobs

A2Often

The hotel workers repaired the broken door.

Рабочие отеля починили сломанную дверь.

🇬🇧English

the group of people who run and manage the organization; leadership rather than all staff

A2Often

Management decided to change the check-in time.

Руководство решило изменить время регистрации.

🇬🇧English

the reception area and the staff working there; US-preferred term

A2Often

Please call the front desk if you need extra towels.

Пожалуйста, позвоните на стойку регистрации, если вам нужны дополнительные полотенца.

🇬🇧English

the department that cleans rooms and public areas in a hotel

A2Often

Housekeeping will clean your room after noon.

Горничные уберут ваш номер после полудня.

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How to pronounce staff and what this word means

staff translation: персонал. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce staff

/ˈstɑːf/

staff translation

персонал

staff examples

The staff helped carry my heavy suitcase to the room.

staff transcription

/ˈstɑːf/, /ˈstæf/

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staff meaning: what does it mean?

hotel workers

staff pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

staff is pronounced as /ˈstɑːf/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

staff definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The staff helped carry my heavy suitcase to the room. Translation: Персонал помог донести мой тяжёлый чемодан до комнаты.

Is staff part of At the Hotel vocabulary?

Yes, staff (персонал) can be learned in the At the Hotel topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is staff part of Travel and Leisure vocabulary?

Yes, staff (персонал) can be learned in the Travel and Leisure topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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