fletar

to charter

fletar(fleh-tahr)

transitive verb

1. (to rent a boat or plane)

a. to charter

Mi empresa fletará un barco para llevar los coches de lujos al continente.

My company will charter a ship to take the luxury cars to the mainland.

2. (to lease)

(Latin America)

a. to rent

Necesitaremos fletar un carro la semana que viene.

We will need to rent a car next week.

b. to hire

Los novios fletaron un autobús para llevar a los invitados al lugar de la celebración.

The bride and the groom hired a bus to take the guests to the reception.

3. (to load with goods)

a. to load

Cien voluntarios están ayudando a fletar los víveres en el buque.

One hundred volunteers are helping to load the supplies onto the ship.

b. to freight

Tras fletar el avión, los miembros de la ONG se dirigieron a la zona afectada por el huracán.

After freighting the plane, the members of the NGO headed to the area affected by the hurricane.

4. (to lay off)

(Cuba)

(Paraguay)

(Southern Cone)

a. to fire

Mi jefe me fletó argumentando que ya no soy tan productivo como antes.

My boss fired me and said that I'm not as productive as I used to be.

fletarse

pronominal verb

5. (to get cross)

(Central America)

(Mexico)

a. to get annoyed

Miguel se fletó cuando le dije que no podía venir.

Miguel got annoyed when I told him he couldn't come with me.