/kon.tɾaˈtaɾ/
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Translation
to hire
Word origin
From contrato ('contract'), from Latin contractus, the past participle of contrahere ('to draw together'), from con ('together') plus trahere ('to draw').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- contractus
- English cognates
- contract, contractor
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Examples
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The company is going to hire ten people this year.
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We decided to hire a lawyer for the case.
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Why do you not hire someone to help you?
camareros .
The hotel usually takes on more waiters in summer.
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They want to hire the services of a travel agency.
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