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desempleado

unemployed person

noun deh-sem-pleh-AH-doh Rare

Usage Note

Desempleado functions as both noun and adjective (está desempleado — he is unemployed). The feminine form is desempleada. In Spain parado/parada is the everyday synonym; desempleado is more formal and widely understood across Latin America. The abstract noun is desempleo (unemployment).

Examples

"El desempleado buscó trabajo durante meses."

Natural Translation

The unemployed person searched for work for months.

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