contratar

/kõtɾaˈtaɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
contrato
preterite (eu)
contratei
past participle
contratado

Meaning

  1. to hire

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

contratar

contratar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to hire."

French

embaucher

embaucher is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to hire."

Practice

1 What does contratar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches contratar?

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