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"Hiring" is a form of "hiring", a noun which is often translated as "las contrataciones". "Contracting" is a form of "contracting", an adjective which is often translated as "contratante". Learn more about the difference between "hiring" and "contracting" below.
hiring(
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. las contrataciones
(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).
(F)
Reynaldo is in charge of all the hiring at the company.Reynaldo se encarga de todas las contrataciones de la empresa.
b. la contratación
(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).
(F)
The hiring of new employees won't solve the problem. The ones we already have need better training.La contratación nuevos empleados no va a solucionar el problema. Los que ya tenemos necesitan mejor capacitación.
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. contratante
Several of the contracting parties did not send delegates to the convention.Varias de las partes contratantes no enviaron delegados al congreso.
a. contratación
The contracting process must be unbiased and without conflict of interest.El proceso de contratación debe ser imparcial y sin conflicto de intereses.
a. contraído
The trauma to his back left Jim with prolonged bouts of contracting muscles that reduced his mobility.El trauma que Jim sufrió en la espalda lo dejó con periodos prolongados de músculos contraídos que le afectaban la movilidad.
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