recruit
recruit(
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krut
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (military)
a. el recluta (M), la recluta (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).
The new recruits arrived at the base on Saturday.Los nuevos reclutas llegaron a la base el sábado.
2. (new worker)
a. el nuevo empleado (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).
Recruits go through computer training when they begin working at our office.Los nuevos empleados reciben capacitación informática cuando empiezan a trabajar en nuestra oficina.
b. la adquisición (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).
John seems to be a very promising recruit for our company.John parece ser una muy buena adquisición para la empresa.
3. (new member)
a. el nuevo miembro (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).
Last month saw two more new recruits in the club.En el último mes, se incorporaron dos nuevos miembros al club.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (military)
a. reclutar
Sergeant Adams is in charge of recruiting soldiers in the state of Maine.El sargento Adams se encarga de reclutar soldados en el estado de Maine.
5. (to employ)
a. contratar
He was recruited as a financial analyst by the company in 2003.Fue contratado por la empresa como analista financiero en 2003.
6. (to attract)
a. reclutar (new members or talent)
He was the one who recruited most of the secret society's members.Fue él quien reclutó a la mayoría de los miembros de la sociedad secreta.
7. (to obtain)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
8. (military)
a. alistar reclutas
The army is now recruiting for a variety of trades.El ejército está ahora alistando reclutas para distintos oficios.
a. reclutar gente
The software company only recruits from the top universities.La empresa de software solo recluta gente de las mejores universidades.
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