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feminine

/empleˈaða/

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Translation

employee, maid

Word origin

The feminine of empleado, from emplear ('to employ'), from Old French employer, from Latin implicare ('to involve, enfold').

Origin
Latin
Root
implicare
English cognates
employ, imply, implicate

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralempleadas

Examples

.

The new employee learns very quickly.

.

She is the most senior employee in the company.

doméstica .

The maid comes on Tuesdays.

.

Each employee receives a uniform when she starts.

¿ ?

Are you an employee of this bank?

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This word is part of lesson 84.