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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."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'indefinitus' (meaning 'not limited or defined', formed of in- 'not' plus definitus) combined with 'contractus' (from contrahere, 'to draw together, make a bargain'). The term entered legal and professional English usage in the 19th century to denote agreements lacking a fixed or 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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