furlough

furlough(
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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
1. (military)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. el permiso
(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).
(M)
"On the Town" is the story of three sailors on a 24-hour furlough in New York."Un día en Nueva York" es la historia de tres marineros de permiso durante 24 horas en Nueva York.
b. la licencia
(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)
I'm not due another furlough for six months.No me corresponde otra licencia hasta pasados seis meses.
a. el despido temporal
(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).
(M)
It was a stark choice: accept a three-month furlough or lose your job.Fue una decisión dura: aceptar un despido temporal de tres meses o perder el trabajo.
3. (prisoner's leave)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. el permiso
(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).
(M)
Prisoners were eligible for furlough after serving half their sentence.Los presos tenían derecho a permiso después de cumplir la mitad de su condena.
b. la licencia
(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)
Furlough can be a first step toward the reintegration of offenders into society.La licencia puede ser un primer paso hacia la reintegración de los infractores en la sociedad.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
4. (military)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. licenciar a
Josh called his family to tell them he had been furloughed.Josh llamó a su familia para decirles que le habían licenciado.
a. despedir temporalmente a
The company is to furlough 300 workers while the factory shuts down.La empresa despedirá temporalmente a 300 trabajadores durante el cierre de la fábrica.
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