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"Corrido" is a form of "corrido", an adjective which is often translated as "drawn". "Despedido" is a form of "despedido", an adjective which is often translated as "fired". Learn more about the difference between "corrido" and "despedido" below.
corrido(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (moved)
a. continuous
La casa tiene un balcón corrido al frente.The house has a continuous balcony at the front.
a. a good
El tendero me dio cinco kilos corridos de naranjas.The storekeeper gave me a good five kilos of oranges.
4. (colloquial) (experienced)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. worldly
Roberto parece demasiado viejo y corrido para Rosa.Roberto seems a little too old and worldly for Rosa.
b. worldly-wise
Le pedí un consejo a Juan, que es un tipo muy corrido.I asked Juan for his advice because he's pretty worldly-wise.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Juanita siempre sabe qué hacer; es muy corrida.Juanita always knows what to do; she's been around.
Saúl es un hombre muy corrido y sabrá cómo ayudarnos.Saul is a man of the world and will know how to help us.
5. (old-fashioned) (ashamed) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. embarrassed
Antonio se sentía corrido por lo que había hecho, así que se excusó.Antonio felt embarrassed about what he had done so he apologized.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
despedido(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. fired
Fue despedido por no haber podido atender las necesidades del director general.He was fired for not being able to meet the CEO's needs.
b. dismissed
No le sorprendió a nadie que Juan fuera despedido después de explotar durante la reunión.It was a surprise to no one that Juan would be dismissed after his outburst during meeting.
c. laid off
Por problemas presupuestarios inesperados, muchos empleados fueron despedidos de la empresa.Because of unforeseen budgetary problems, many employees were laid off from the company.
d. sacked (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
No vendió tanto como sus colegas el año pasado, así que fue despedido.He did not sell as much as his colleagues the last year, so he was sacked.
e. redundant (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Desde que la empresa empezó a subcontratar, el 75% de los empleados fueron despedidos.Since the company began outsourcing, 75% of employees have been made redundant.
