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Le dijeron que solo contrataban estudiantes de derecho como pasantes.	They told her they only hired law students as interns.
Cuando la respuesta era afirmativa, contrataban un viaje hasta sus hogares.	When the answer was yes, they hired a ride to their homes.
Los dueños de las fábricas las contrataban por su destreza y energía juvenil.	The factory owners hired young women for their dexterity and youthful energy.
Era un pozo de petróleo, y contrataban gente.	I landed by an oil rig, and they was hiring people.
Creo que lo contrataban a él.	I guess he was the one they were really hiring.
Si él comía poco no le contrataban.	If the man ate poorly, he wasn't allowed to work there.
A veces se contrataban lamentadores profesionales.	Sometimes professional mourners would be hired.
Hacía años que no se contrataban empleados expertos.	No, we hadn't hired a senior guy in years.
También contrataban por un sueldo a los siervos para la construcción.	Serfs from surrounding areas were paid wages for work on the road.
Evan pensó que lo contrataban para hacer lo correcto.	Evan thought they hired him to do the right thing. Did he?
¡Era una de las niñas a las que mis padres contrataban para jugar conmigo!	She was one of the children my parents used to hire to play with me!
Los individuos que contrataban el matrimonio se casaban permanentemente en cuanto quedaba comprobada la fertilidad.	The contracting individuals married permanently just as soon as fertility was established.
No sabía que contrataban.	I didn't know they were hiring.
Los papás contrataban músicos para que cantaran y danzaran por las calles anunciando las buenas noticias.	Fathers hired musicians to go singing and dancing through the streets proclaiming the good news.
Algunos eran opresivos con los pobres necesitados y contrataban sus servicios por el salario más bajo.	Some were oppressing the needy poor and would obtain their services for the lowest figure.
Los colonos contrataban a los indígenas de las reservas como bestias de carga.	Indians on the reservations were hired out to settlers to work as pack animals.
Cuando las poblaciones locales quedaban sobreexplotadas y agotadas, se contrataban de lejos a otras tribus para reemplazarlas.	When local populations were over-exploited and depleted, other tribes were recruited from afar to replace them.
David era uno de esas personas que casi nunca la contrataban para hacer el trabajo por su actitud.	Dave was one that barely got hired for the job due to his attitude.
Las empresas contrataban a pocos habitantes de las comunidades rurales más directamente afectadas por la explotación forestal.	Few locals were hired from the rural communities that were most directly affected by logging.
A finales del siglo 19 los grandes diarios contrataban a escritores famosos para escribir crónicas.	Towards the end of the 19th century, the major newspapers began hiring hire famous writers to write chronicles.