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Pronunciation / Transliteration: despedir
"El jefe decidió despedir al empleado."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
Order or allow to leave; send away.
"He dismissed the class early."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English (in the sense 'send away, discharge'): from Latin dimittere, from di- 'away' + mittere 'send'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dismiss" is said worldwide
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congédier
Transliteration: congédier
"Le patron a congédié l'employé."
entlassen
Transliteration: entlassen
"Der Chef hat ihn entlassen."
licenziare
Transliteration: licenziare
"Il direttore ha licenziato l'impiegato."
despedir
Transliteration: despedir
"El jefe decidió despedir al empleado."
demitir
Transliteration: demitir
"A empresa decidiu demitir o funcionário."
बरखास्त करना
Transliteration: barkhast karna
"प्रबंधक ने कर्मचारी को बर्खास्त कर दिया।"
解雇
Transliteration: jiěgù
"经理决定解雇这名员工。"
해고하다
Transliteration: haegohada
"회사는 그를 해고했다."
解雇する
Transliteration: kaiko suru
"上司は彼を解雇した。"
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