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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdestacado
Pronunciation / Transliteration: des-ta-ka-do
"El destacado se incorporó al proyecto la semana pasada."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An employee who is temporarily transferred to another department, organization, or location to work for a specific period.
"The company welcomed the new secondee from the Tokyo branch for a six-month marketing project." - 2
A person sent on a secondment to gain new skills or assist with specialized operations.
"As a secondee to the international policy committee, she contributed expertise on financial regulations."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'second' (meaning to transfer temporarily to another duty or post), which stems from the French 'en second', combined with the English suffix '-ee' denoting the recipient of an action. The term emerged primarily in British administrative, corporate, and governmental contexts during the mid-to-late 20th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Secondee" is said worldwide
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détaché
Transliteration: de-ta-she
"Le détaché a pris ses fonctions au sein du nouveau département."
Abgeordnete
Transliteration: ap-ge-or-dn-e
"Der Abgeordnete unterstützt das Team für sechs Monate."
distaccato
Transliteration: dis-tak-ka-to
"Il distaccato ha iniziato il suo lavoro presso la sede centrale."
destacado
Transliteration: des-ta-ka-do
"El destacado se incorporó al proyecto la semana pasada."
destacado
Transliteration: des-ta-ka-du
"O destacado iniciou suas atividades no novo departamento."
अस्थायी नियुक्त कर्मी
Transliteration: asthayi niyukt karmi
"दूसरे विभाग से आया हुआ अस्थायी नियुक्त कर्मी आज शामिल हुआ।"
借调人员
Transliteration: jièdiào rényuán
"这位借调人员将协助我们完成审计工作。"
파견 벼원
Transliteration: pagyeon jiwon
Script: 파견 직원
"본사에서 온 파견 직원이 오늘부터 근무를 시작합니다."
出向者
Transliteration: shukkōsha
"彼は親会社からの出向者としてこの支社に赴任しました。"
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