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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescontrat à durée indéterminée
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /kɔ̃.tʁa a dy.ʁe ɛ̃.de.tɛʁ.mi.ne/
"Il a signé un contrat à durée indéterminée hier."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An employment agreement with no fixed expiration date, designed to continue until terminated by either the employer or the employee.
"She was offered an indefinite contract after completing her six-month probationary period successfully." - 2
A permanent or open-ended professional engagement that provides long-term job security and standard benefits.
"The union negotiated to convert all temporary positions into indefinite contracts."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'indefinite' (derived from the Latin 'indefinitus', meaning undefined or limitless) and 'contract' (from the Latin 'contractus', meaning drawn together or an agreement). Evolving through legal and employment nomenclature in the 20th century, it designates a formal employment agreement lacking a predetermined termination date.
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contrat à durée indéterminée
Transliteration: /kɔ̃.tʁa a dy.ʁe ɛ̃.de.tɛʁ.mi.ne/
"Il a signé un contrat à durée indéterminée hier."
unbefristeter Arbeitsvertrag
Transliteration: /ˈʊnbəˌfʁɪstətɐ ˈaʁbaɪtsfɛɐ̯ˌtʁaːk/
"Sie hat einen unbefristeten Arbeitsvertrag erhalten."
contratto a tempo indeterminato
Transliteration: /konˈtratto a ˈtɛmpo indetermiˈnato/
"Ha ottenuto un contratto a tempo indeterminato."
contrato indefinido
Transliteration: /konˈtrato indeβiˈnido/
"Le han hecho un contrato indefinido en la empresa."
contrato por tempo indeterminado
Transliteration: /kõˈtɾatu puɾ ˈtẽpu ĩdetaɾmiˈnadu/
"Ele assinou um contrato por tempo indeterminado."
अनिश्चितकालीन अनुबंध
Transliteration: anischitkaleen anubandh
"उसे एक अनिश्चितकालीन अनुबंध प्रदान किया गया।"
无固定期限劳动合同
Transliteration: wú gùdìng qīxiàn láodòng hétong
"公司与他签定了无固定期限劳动合同。"
무기계약
Transliteration: mugi-gyeat
"그는 회사의 무기계약직으로 전환되었다."
無期雇用契約
Transliteration: muki koyō keiyaku
"彼は無期雇用契約を結びました。"
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