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hiring

/ˈhaɪərɪŋ/ /ˈhaɪrɪŋ/

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verb

Contratar, emplear

To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.

Examples :

"We hired a car for two weeks because ours had broken down."

Contratamos un coche por dos semanas porque el nuestro se había averiado.

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verb

Contratar, emplear

To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.

Examples :

"The company had problems when it tried to hire more skilled workers."

La empresa tuvo problemas cuando intentó contratar a trabajadores más cualificados.

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verb

Contratar, emplear

To exchange the services of for remuneration.

Examples :

"They hired themselves out as day laborers. They hired out their basement for Inauguration week."

Se contrataron como jornaleros. Alquilaron su sótano para la semana de la inauguración.

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verb

Contratar, emplear

To accomplish by paying for services.

Examples :

"After waiting two years for her husband to finish the tiling, she decided to hire it done."

Después de esperar dos años a que su esposo terminara el alicatado, decidió contratar a alguien para que lo hiciera.

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verb

Contratar, emplear

To accept employment.

Examples :

"They hired out as day laborers."

Fueron contratados como jornaleros.

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noun

Contratación

The act by which an employee is hired.

Examples :

"hirings and firings"

Contrataciones y despidos

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noun

Contratación

A fair or market where servants were engaged.

Examples :

"In 18th-century England, the annual hiring in the village square was the main opportunity for farm laborers to find work for the year. "

En la Inglaterra del siglo XVIII, la contratación anual en la plaza del pueblo era la principal oportunidad para que los trabajadores agrícolas encontraran trabajo para el año.

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