Alquilar (what does it mean to hire?)
I've been trying to build my vocabulary and I wanted to use a word I learned recently "Alquilar" to mean "to hire" in the sense that you "hire someone as a retailer."
However our online dictionary here says this verb means "2. to rent (tomar en alquiler) (casa, oficina, aparato); to hire (vehículo, traje) "
Does this form of hiring only apply to something like a limo driver, a taxi driver, etc? What does "to hire (vehículo, traje)"describe?
What verb would I use for the concept of "this store is hiring?"
7 Answers
Well, I only use Alquilar when I mean to rent something,like an apartment and apartment fee is Alquiler. I use Hire when I'm talking about a Job opening, Estan empleando=They are hiring.
Dude,
Emplear, Contratar, Ocupar. I hear contratar and ocupar the most. In fact I hear ocupar all the time. ¿Está ocupando? Also, chamba means job. Darle la chamba.
Hiring someone to work. This store has a job opening.
Oh, of course, sorry, I did not relate that at all as we were talking about renting
to hire in Spain: emplear
Here you would see:
Se busca camarero, se busca asistenta.
Se está empleando.....sounds Chinese to me
"this store is hiring" .... "se solicitan empleados"
It may be regional, but in Mexico "Aquilar" can be either "to lease" or "to rent" and "Rentar" is only "to rent."
In the case of a limo or taxi driver, "Contratar" is used, although for a simple taxi ride it usually just "Pedir un taxi."
En ofertas de empleo es comun encontrar frases como 'empresa requiere/necesita alguien' o 'se solicita/solicitamos...'
"this store is hiring?
Hmmmm, what would that mean? I don't understand, hiring what?
"Alquilar" to rent to hire.It is in the dictionary here.
In México "renta " is very common but renta has many other meanings as well.
