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hire1

UK: /haɪər/ US: /haɪr/ [hired, hiring]

Translation

v [t]
UK (US rent)
alquilar [para un plazo breve de tiempo]
to hire a car
alquilar un coche
rentar amér.
arrendar amér.
contratar
to hire somebody
contratar a alguien
emplear
to hire sth/sb out [m]Véase tb: hired gun
(Definition of hire v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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