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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesempleado
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /em.pleˈa.ðo/
"Muchos jóvenes buscan estar empleados formalmente."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having a paid job; currently working for an employer.
"She has been gainfully employed as a graphic designer for three years."
- 1
Past tense and past participle of employ; to give work to someone for pay or to make use of something.
"The company employed fifty new engineers to accelerate product development."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'emploier', coming from Latin 'implicare' meaning 'to enfold, involve, engage'. Over centuries in Middle English, the meaning shifted from general involvement to specifically engaging someone for work or utilizing a tool.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Employed" is said worldwide
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employé
Transliteration: /ɑ̃.plwa.e/
"Il est actuellement employé dans une grande entreprise."
angestellt
Transliteration: /ˈanɡəˌʃtɛlt/
"Sie ist bei einer internationalen Firma angestellt."
impiegato
Transliteration: /im.pjeˈɡa.to/
"Mio fratello è impiegato in banca."
empleado
Transliteration: /em.pleˈa.ðo/
"Muchos jóvenes buscan estar empleados formalmente."
empregado
Transliteration: /ẽ.pɾeˈɡa.du/
"Ele está empregado no setor de tecnologia."
रोज़गारयुक्त
Transliteration: rojgaryukt
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह एक प्रतिष्ठित कंपनी में कार्यरत है।"
受雇的
Transliteration: shòu gù de
"这家公司有五百多名受雇员工。"
고용된
Transliteration: goyongdoen
"그는 현재 IT 회사에 고용되어 있습니다."
雇用の
Transliteration: koyō no
"彼は現在、大手企業に雇われています。"
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