employ
/ɪmˈplɔɪ/Translation
v [t]
›
⇨ emplear
This firm employs two hundred people Esta compañía emplea a doscientos trabajadores
⇨ contratar
› (form)
⇨ emplear
Various methods were employed Se emplearon distintos métodos
⇨ utilizar
■ constr. to employ + to do sth(Definition of employ v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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