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10 Language-to-English DictionariesContratar
/kɒnˈtrɑːtɑːr/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To hire someone for a job or service.
"The company decided to contratar a new manager to improve operations." - 2
To enter into a contract or agreement.
"They plan to contratar a lawyer to handle the negotiations."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'contratar' originates from the Latin 'contractare', which means to draw together or to make a contract. It evolved through the Old Spanish language, maintaining its meaning related to agreements and hiring.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Contratar" is said worldwide
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Embaucher
Transliteration: ɑ̃boʃe
"L'entreprise a décidé d'embaucher un nouveau manager."
Einstellen
Transliteration: ˈaɪnʃtɛlən
"Die Firma hat beschlossen, einen neuen Manager einzustellen."
Assumere
Transliteration: asˈsumere
"L'azienda ha deciso di assumere un nuovo manager."
Contratar
Transliteration: kontraˈtaɾ
"La empresa decidió contratar a un nuevo gerente."
Contratar
Transliteration: kõtɾaˈtaʁ
"A empresa decidiu contratar um novo gerente."
भर्ती करना
Transliteration: bhartī karnā
"कंपनी ने एक नए प्रबंधक को भर्ती करने का निर्णय लिया।"
雇用
Transliteration: gùyòng
"公司决定雇用一位新经理。"
고용하다
Transliteration: goyonghada
"회사는 새로운 관리자를 고용하기로 결정했습니다."
雇う
Transliteration: やとう
"会社は新しいマネージャーを雇うことに決めました。"
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