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empleo

employment

noun em-PLEH-oh Less Common

Also means

job

Usage Note

Empleo is the formal or official word for employment or a job position; trabajo is the everyday equivalent. Tasa de empleo is 'employment rate', pleno empleo is 'full employment', and Oficina de Empleo is a job centre. The verb emplear means both 'to employ' and 'to use/apply' (emplear un método), so empleo can also mean 'use' in formal writing.

Examples

"Busca empleo en el sector tecnológico."

Natural Translation

She's looking for employment in the tech sector.

Literal Translation

She-seeks employment in the sector technological

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