hire [ˈhaɪəʳ]
verb:transitive
[+car, house] alquilar; arrendar; (LAm) [+employee] contratar they hired a lawyer contrataron a un abogado; hired hand jornaleroajornalera;a jornalera (m) (f) enganchadoaenganchada;a enganchada (m) (f) hired assassin killeror asesinoaasesina a sueldo;a asesina (m) (f) hired car coche de alquiler; (m)
verb:intransitive
she's in charge of hiring and firing at the company es la encargada de contratar y despedir al personal en la empresa
noun
[of car] alquiler; (m) arriendo; (m) (LAm) [of person] salario; (m) jornal; (m) for hire se alquila arrienda;or (LAm) (on taxi) libre; to be on hire estar de alquiler; we've got it on hire for a week lo tenemos alquilado para una semana
modifier
hire car (n) (Britain) coche de alquiler; (m)
hire charges (n) tarifa de alquiler; (f)
hire purchase (n) (Britain) compra a plazos; (f)
to buy sth on hire purchase comprar algo a plazos
hire purchase agreement (n) acuerdo de compra a plazos; (m)
hire purchase finance company (n) compañía de crédito comercial; (f)
