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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestrabalho temporário
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tɾaˈbaʎu tẽpoˈɾaɾju
"O trabalho temporário pode abrir portas para uma contratação efetiva."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Employment for a limited, specified period of time, often to cover seasonal demand, special projects, or employee leaves.
"She accepted temporary work during the summer months to gain administrative experience." - 2
Jobs typically arranged through an agency where workers are contracted out to various companies on a short-term basis.
"The factory relies heavily on temporary work to manage fluctuating production demands."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'temporary', derived from the Latin 'temporarius' meaning 'lasting for a time' (from 'tempus' meaning time), and 'work', derived from Old English 'weorc', meaning labor or activity. Together, the phrase emerged in modern industrial and labor contexts to describe employment arrangements limited to a specific duration.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Temporary work" is said worldwide
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travail temporaire
Transliteration: travɛl tɑ̃pɔʁɛʁ
"Il fait du travail temporaire en attendant un poste fixe."
Zeitarbeit
Transliteration: ˈtsaɪtˌʔaʁbaɪt
"Viele Unternehmen suchen nach Arbeitskräften für die Zeitarbeit."
lavoro temporaneo
Transliteration: laˈvɔːro tempoˈraneo
"Il lavoro temporaneo offre molta flessibilità."
trabajo temporal
Transliteration: tɾaˈβaxo temˈpoɾal
"Muchos estudiantes buscan trabajo temporal durante las vacaciones."
trabalho temporário
Transliteration: tɾaˈbaʎu tẽpoˈɾaɾju
"O trabalho temporário pode abrir portas para uma contratação efetiva."
अंतिम कार्य
Transliteration: asthayi kaam
Script: अस्थायी काम
"उसने छुट्टियों के दौरान अस्थायी काम किया।"
临时工作
Transliteration: línshí gōngzuò
"他在假期里找了一份临时工作。"
한정기간업무
Transliteration: hanjeong-gigan-eommu
"그 회사는 성수기에 한정기간업무를 담당할 직원을 모집했다."
一時的業務
Transliteration: ichijiteki gyōmu
"彼女は一時的業務を引き受けて経験を積んだ。"
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