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"Rent" is a form of "rent", a transitive verb which is often translated as "alquilar". "Hire" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "contratar". Learn more about the difference between "hire" and "rent" below.
hire(
hay
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uhr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to employ)
a. rentar (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
They hire a car every time they go on vacation.Rentan un coche cada vez que se van de vacaciones.
b. alquilar (River Plate) (Spain)
Regionalism used in Spain
We decided to hire an apartment instead of buying.Decidimos alquilar un apartamento en lugar de comprar.
c. arrendar
What are the requirements to hire a home?¿Cuáles son los requisitos para arrendar una vivienda?
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la renta (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
We have to pay the hire by the first of each month.Tenemos que pagar la renta para el primero de cada mes.
b. el alquiler (M) (River Plate) (Spain)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
The hire in the city center is more expensive than in the outskirts.El alquiler en el centro de la ciudad es más caro que en las afueras.
c. el arriendo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I haven't got enough money to pay the hire.No me alcanza la plata para pagar el arriendo.
4. (colloquial) (employee) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. el empleado (M), la empleada (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Our firm is now recruiting new hires. Would you be interested?Nuestra empresa está reclutando nuevos empleados. ¿Estarías interesado?
rent(
rehnt
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to lease)
a. alquilar
William rented a small apartment near the city center.William alquiló un pequeño apartamento cerca del centro de la ciudad.
b. arrendar
He rented a car while on vacation in Medellin.Arrendó un coche mientras estaba de vacaciones en Medellín.
c. rentar (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
How much do you rent your house for?¿En cuánto rentas tu casa?
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. alquilarse
Cottages around here rent for some $500 a week.Las casas de campo se alquilan por aquí a unos $500 dólares por semana.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el alquiler (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He pays a rent of $4,000 a month for his apartment.Paga un alquiler de $4,000 al mes por el apartamento.
c. el arriendo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My rent went up 25% this year.Mi arriendo subió 25 % este año.
5. (literary) (tear)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. la desgarradura (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There was a small rent in the curtains.Había una pequeña desgarradura en las cortinas.
b. el desgarrón (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
His theories open up a huge rent in the fabric of reality as we know it.Sus teorías abren un enorme desgarrón en el tejido de la realidad tal y como la conocemos.
c. la rasgadura (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This could be a boon for mankind, or it could open a rent in the space-time continuum.Esto podría ser una bendición para la humanidad o podría abrir una rasgadura en el continuo espacio-tiempo.
d. el rasgón (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The forced relocation of indigenous children left a rent in the fabric of their lives.La reubicación forzada de los niños indígenas dejó un rasgón en el tejido de sus vidas.
