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    Empleo (en. Job)

    /emˈpleo/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Labor activity carried out in exchange for a salary.
    She found employment as a teacher in a school.
    Ella encontró un empleo como maestra en una escuela.
    Situation of having a paid job.
    Unemployment has increased in the country.
    El desempleo ha aumentado en el país.
    Use or application of something.
    The use of new technologies improves productivity.
    El empleo de nuevas tecnologías mejora la productividad.

    Etymology

    From the Latin 'implicare', which means to involve or occupy.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    full-time employment
    work that occupies the entire workday.
    empleo a tiempo completo
    temporary employment
    work that has a limited duration.
    empleo temporal
    to search for employment
    act of trying to find a job.
    buscar empleo
    shock employment
    work accepted out of economic necessity, even if not desired.
    empleo de choque

    Related Words

    employer
    person or entity that offers employment.
    empleador
    unemployment
    situation of not having employment.
    desempleo
    employability
    ability to be employed.
    empleabilidad

    Slang Meanings

    resume
    You should update your resume if you are looking for employment.
    Debes actualizar tu curriculum si buscas empleo.
    job
    I have been looking for a job for weeks.
    Estoy buscando chamba desde hace semanas.
    dude
    The dude is going to start looking for employment in the city.
    El mono se va a poner a buscar empleo en la ciudad.