despedir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- fire noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
Senses
despedir is used for these senses in English:
- fire (transitive, employment) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct, incompetence, or poor performance).
- 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.
fire — full definition
- noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
- noun Bullets or projectiles shot from a weapon, or the act of shooting.
- verb To shoot a weapon.
- verb To dismiss someone from their job.
- verb To set something alight, or to heat it strongly, as with ceramics.