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Pronunciation / Transliteration: congédier
"Le patron a congédié l'employé."
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Order or allow to leave; send away.
"He dismissed the class early."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'dimittere', meaning to send away or dispatch, formed from 'dis-' (apart, away) and 'mittere' (to send). Entering Middle English via Old French in the 15th century, the term shifted from physical dispersion to the official termination of employment or legal proceedings.
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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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