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"Empleada" is a form of "empleado", a noun which is often translated as "employee". "Obrera" is a form of "obrera", a noun which is often translated as "worker". Learn more about the difference between "empleada" and "obrera" below.
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)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
a. employee
La empresa en la que trabajo tiene 500 empleados.The company I work for has 500 employees.
b. worker
Los empleados pueden utilizar esta sala a la hora de comer.The workers are allowed to use this room during their lunch break.
c. clerk (in a bank or office)
La empleada me dijo que tenía que tener copia de mi informe de crédito para conseguir la hipoteca.The clerk told me that I needed to have a copy of my credit report in order to receive the mortgage.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (utilized)
a. used
Algunas de las armas empleadas en la película se están subastando.Some of the weapons used in the movie are being auctioned.
los empleados
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. staff
Los empleados me regalaron esta corbata para mi cumpleaños.The staff bought me this tie for my birthday.
b. employees
Nuestros empleados siempre tratan de hacer que todos nuestros huéspedes se sientan como en casa.Our employees always try to make our guests feel at home.
c. personnel
Tenemos que evacuar a todos los empleados ahora mismo. Hay un incendio en el laboratorio.We need to evacuate all personnel right now. There's a fire in the main lab.
la obrera
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (entomology)
a. worker
Las obreras hacen todo el trabajo de la colmena y, además, alimentan la abeja reina y las larvas.Workers do all the work in the hive and they also feed the queen and the larvae.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (entomology)
a. worker
Las hormigas obreras están a cargo de mantener la colonia en funcionamiento.Worker ants are in charge of keeping the colony working.
