Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/desˈpiðo/

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Translation

dismissal, sacking, redundancy

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluraldespidos

Examples

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The dismissal left him without work from one day to the next.

empleados.

The company announced the redundancy of a hundred employees.

.

He believes that his sacking was unfair and has gone to the judge.

¿ ?

Did you receive any letter before the dismissal?

.

The union fought against the redundancies at the factory.

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