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employ meaning in Spanish

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employ [employed, employing, employs] (to give someone work)
verb
[UK: ɪmˈplo.ɪ]
[US: em.ˌplɔɪ]

contratarverbThe company employs 500 workers. = La empresa contrata a 500 trabajadores.

emplearverbHe has employed ten workers. = Ha empleado diez trabajadores.

employability [employabilities] (state of being employable)
noun
[UK: ɪmˌplɔɪəˈbɪlɪti ]
[US: ɛmˌplɔɪəˈbɪlɪti ]

empleabilidadnoun
{f}

employed (used)
adjective
[UK: ɪmˈplɔɪd]
[US: em.ˌplɔɪd]

empleadoadjectiveHe has employed ten workers. = Ha empleado diez trabajadores.

usadoadjective

employee [employees] (individual who provides labor to a company or another person)
noun
[UK: ˌemplo.ɪ.ˈiː]
[US: em.ˌplɔɪi]

empleadanoun
{f}
She's a junior employee. = Ella es una empleada joven.

empleadonoun
{m}
I have 13 employees. = Tengo 13 empleados.

employer [employers] (person or entity which employs others)
noun
[UK: ɪmˈplo.ɪə(r)]
[US: em.ˌplɔɪər]

empleadornoun
{m}
Employers sometimes exploit their workers. = A veces los empleadores explotan a sus trabajadores.

employment [employments] (the work or occupation for which one is paid)
noun
[UK: ɪmˈplo.ɪ.mənt]
[US: em.ˌplɔɪ.mənt]

empleonoun
{m}
He is seeking employment. = Él está buscando empleo.

employment agency (organisation that matches employers to employees)
noun
[UK: ɪmˈplo.ɪ.mənt ˈeɪ.dʒən.si]
[US: em.ˌplɔɪ.mənt ˈeɪ.dʒən.si]

agencia de empleonoun
{f}

employment contract (category of contract)
noun
[UK: ɪmˈplo.ɪ.mənt kən.ˈtrækt]
[US: em.ˌplɔɪ.mənt ˈkɑːn.ˌtrækt]

contrato de trabajonoun
{m}

self-employed (working for oneself)
adjective
[UK: ˌself ɪmˈplɔɪd]
[US: ˌself ɪmˈplɔɪd]

autónomoadjective

self-employment (working for oneself)
noun

autoempleonoun
{m}

structural unemployment ((economics) a type of unemployment)
noun

desempleo estructuralnoun
{m}

underemployed (employed in a job that offers fewer work hours than desired)
adjective
[UK: ˌʌn.də.rɪmˈplɔɪd]
[US: ˈʌn.də.rəm.ˌplɔɪd]

subempleadoadjective

underemployment (condition of being underemployed)
noun
[UK: ən.də.rəm.ˌplɔɪ.mənt]
[US: ən.də.rəm.ˌplɔɪ.mənt]

subempleonoun
{m}

unemployed (having no job)
adjective
[UK: ˌʌ.nɪmˈplɔɪd]
[US: ˌʌ.nem.ˌplɔɪd]

cesanteadjective

desempleadoadjectiveI was unemployed. = Estaba desempleado.

paradoadjectiveI'm unemployed. = Estoy parado.

unemployment (joblessness)
noun
[UK: ˌʌ.nɪmˈplo.ɪ.mənt]
[US: ˌʌ.nəm.ˌplɔɪ.mənt]

desempleonoun
{m}
Unemployment is high. = El desempleo está alto.

paronoun
{m}
Unemployment has risen. = Ha subido el paro.