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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessubcontratar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: soob-kon-trah-tar
"Eles preferem subcontratar a parte técnica."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To employ a third party to perform a task that is part of a larger project or existing contract.
"The main builder decided to subcontract the electrical work to a specialized local firm."
- 1
An agreement assigning a portion of an existing contract to another party.
"They secured a lucrative subcontract for the supply of interior materials."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix sub- (meaning 'under' or 'below') combined with contract, originating from Latin contractus ('drawn together, agreement'). It entered English legal and commercial terminology in the early 19th century to describe the delegation of a portion of an existing contractual obligation to a third party.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Subcontract" is said worldwide
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sous-traiter
Transliteration: soo-treh-teh
"L'entreprise a décidé de sous-traiter la fabrication."
untervergeben
Transliteration: oon-ter-fer-gay-ben
"Sie mussten die Bauarbeiten untervergeben."
subappaltare
Transliteration: soo-bap-pal-ta-re
"Hanno deciso di subappaltare i lavori idraulici."
subcontratar
Transliteration: soob-kon-trah-tar
"La compañía va a subcontratar los servicios de limpieza."
subcontratar
Transliteration: soob-kon-trah-tar
"Eles preferem subcontratar a parte técnica."
उप-अनुबंध करना
Transliteration: up-anubandh karna
"उन्होंने इस परियोजना के एक हिस्से को उप-अनुबंध करने का निर्णय लिया।"
分包
Transliteration: fēnbāo
"总承包商决定将部分工程分包出去。"
하도급 주다
Transliteration: hadogeupta
Script: 하도급하다
"회사는 전문 업체에 공사를 하도급하기로 했다."
下請けに出す
Transliteration: shitauke ni dasu
Script: したうけにだす
"会社はその建設プロジェクトを外部の下請けに出した。"
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