employ

employ
im'ploi
verb
1) (to give (especially paid) work to: He employs three typists; She is employed as a teacher.) emplear
2) (to occupy the time or attention of: She was busily employed (in) writing letters.) ocupar
3) (to make use of: You should employ your time better.) emplear, utilizar
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- employee
- employee
- employer
- employment
employ vb emplear / dar trabajo
the factory employs 55 women la fábrica da trabajo a 55 mujeres
I was employed by a German company trabajaba para una compañía alemana
El pasado y participio pasado de employ se escribe employed; el gerundio se escribe employing
employ
tr[ɪm'plɔɪ]
noun
1 formal use empleo
transitive verb
1 (give work to) emplear; (appoint) contratar
■ the firm employs 50 workers la empresa emplea a 50 trabajadores
■ we've just employed someone acabamos de contratar a alguien
■ she was employed to enrol students la contrataron para matricular a los estudiantes
■ he was employed as a waiter trabajaba de camarero
■ you're employed to clean the house te pagamos para limpiar la casa
2 formal use (make use of, use) emplear, usar
■ he had to employ drastic measures tuvo que emplear medidas drásticas
3 (occupy) ocupar
■ looking after his birds employs a lot of his time cuidar los pájaros le ocupa mucho tiempo
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be in somebody's employ ser empleado de alguien, trabajar para alguien
employ [ɪm'plɔɪ, ɛm-] vt
1) use: usar, utilizar
2) hire: contratar, emplear
3) occupy: ocupar, dedicar, emplear
employ [ɪm'plɔɪ, ɛm-; 'ɪm.-, 'ɛm.-] n
1) : puesto m, cargo m, ocupación f
2)
to be in the employ of : estar al servicio de, trabajar para
employ
n.
• empleo s.m.
• ocupación s.f.
v.
• asoldar v.
• emplear v.

I ɪm'plɔɪ
transitive verb
a) \<\<person\>\> (take on) contratar, emplear; (have working) emplear, dar* empleo a

he's employed as a nightwatchman — trabaja de vigilante nocturno

b) \<\<method/tactics/tool\>\> emplear, valerse* de

II
noun (frml)

to be in somebody's employ o in the employ of somebody — trabajar para alguien

[ɪm'plɔɪ]
1.
VT [+ person] emplear, dar empleo a; [+ object, method] emplear, usar; [+ time] ocupar

the factory employs 600 people — la fábrica da empleo a 600 trabajadores

thousands of people are employed in tourism — miles de personas trabajan en el sector del turismo

2.
N

to be in the employ of sb — frm (as company employee) ser empleado de algn; (as servant) estar al servicio de algn

* * *

I [ɪm'plɔɪ]
transitive verb
a) \<\<person\>\> (take on) contratar, emplear; (have working) emplear, dar* empleo a

he's employed as a nightwatchman — trabaja de vigilante nocturno

b) \<\<method/tactics/tool\>\> emplear, valerse* de

II
noun (frml)

to be in somebody's employ o in the employ of somebody — trabajar para alguien


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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