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| Principal Translations |
| despido nm | (separación del trabajo) | dismissal n |
| | (US: economic slowdown) | layoff n |
| | (UK) | redundancy, sacking n |
| | | firing n |
| | Le comunicaron el despido el viernes pasado. |
| | They informed him of his dismissal last Friday. |
| despido nm | (indemnización por cese) | severance pay n |
| | Con el despido abrió un negocio y ahora es su propio jefe. |
| | With his severance pay he opened up his own business and now he's his own boss. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| despedir⇒ vtr | (arrojar, soltar) | emit⇒, release⇒ vtr |
| | | give off vtr phrasal sep |
| | Los coches despiden muchos gases contaminantes. |
| | Cars emit (or: release) many polluting gases. |
| despedir vtr | (echar del trabajo) | fire⇒ vtr |
| | | lay off vtr phrasal sep |
| | (informal) | sack⇒ vtr |
| | (formal) | dismiss⇒ vtr |
| | Tengo que trabajar muy bien porque van a despedir a más empleados. |
| | I've got to pull my weight at work as they're going to fire more people. |
| despedirse⇒ v prnl | (decir adiós) | say goodbye v expr |
| | (at a departure) | see off vtr phrasal sep |
| | (literary) | bid farewell v expr |
| | Despídete antes de irte. |
| | Juan se despidió de su madre y se fue a dormir. |
| | Juan said goodbye to his mother and went off to bed. |
| despedirse de v prnl + prep | (renunciar a algo) (job) | quit⇒, leave⇒ vtr |
| | Me despedí del tenis cuando me rompí el tobillo. |
| | I quit (or: left) tennis when I broke my ankle. |
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