virer — meaning in English

English meaning

• can verb To be able to do something, or to know how to do it.
• fire noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
• sack noun A large bag, typically of coarse material, used for carrying or storing bulk goods.
• veer verb To change direction suddenly, especially while moving.

Senses

virer is used for these senses in English:

• can (US, euphemistic, transitive) To fire or dismiss an employee.
• fire (transitive, employment) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct, incompetence, or poor performance).
• give the elbow (transitive, slang, British) To fire (an employee); to end a relationship with someone; to reject someone.
• lay off (transitive, chiefly, US, idiom) (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume or through no fault of the worker, often with a severance package.
• sack (informal, transitive) To discharge from a job or position; to fire.
• veer (intransitive) To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.

can — full definition

1. verb To be able to do something, or to know how to do it.
2. verb Used to say something is allowed or permitted.
3. noun A sealed metal container, especially for food or drink.
4. verb To preserve food by sealing it in an airtight can or jar.
5. verb Informally, to dismiss someone from a job, or to scrap a plan.

fire — full definition

1. noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
2. noun Bullets or projectiles shot from a weapon, or the act of shooting.
3. verb To shoot a weapon.
4. verb To dismiss someone from their job.
5. verb To set something alight, or to heat it strongly, as with ceramics.

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