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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesde duración determinada
Pronunciation / Transliteration: de du-ɾa-ˈθjon de-teɾ-mi-ˈna-da
"Tiene un contrato de duración determinada."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Lasting for a specified, unchanging period of time; having a pre-determined end date.
"She signed a fixed-term contract for two years with the research institute."
- 1
An arrangement, contract, or appointment that is set to last for a specific, limited duration.
"The role is offered on a fixed-term with possibilities of extension depending on funding."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'fixed', originating from Old French 'fixe' and Latin 'fixus' (fastened, settled), and 'term', from Old French 'terme' and Latin 'terminus' (boundary, limit). The compound has been used in administrative, legal, and economic contexts since the late 19th century to denote legally bound time-limited arrangements.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fixed-term" is said worldwide
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à durée déterminée
Transliteration: a dy-ʁe de-teʁ-mi-ne
"Il a signé un contrat à durée déterminée."
befristet
Transliteration: bəˈfʁɪstət
"Sie hat einen befristeten Arbeitsvertrag unterschrieben."
a tempo determinato
Transliteration: a ˈtɛm.po de.ter.miˈna.to
"Lavora con un contratto a tempo determinato."
de duración determinada
Transliteration: de du-ɾa-ˈθjon de-teɾ-mi-ˈna-da
"Tiene un contrato de duración determinada."
a termo
Transliteration: a ˈtɛɾ.mu
"Ele aceitou um contrato a termo."
निश्चित अवधि
Transliteration: nishchit avadhi
Script: निश्चित अवधि की सेवा
"यह एक निश्चित अवधि की सेवा है।"
定期
Transliteration: dìngqī
"这是一份定期合同。"
기간제
Transliteration: giganje
"그는 기간제 근로자로 채용되었습니다."
有期
Transliteration: yūki
"これは有期雇用契約です。"
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