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contratar

to hire

k o n t ɾ a ˈt a ɾ
contrat hire; contract + ar Infinitive
verb Rare #27,001
to hire Often used for hiring people or contracting services (e.g., a company, a lawyer).
SP: La empresa va a contratar a dos ingenieros.
EN: The company is going to hire two engineers.
Conjugation of contratar
Past
contratado
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First contraté —
Third contrató contrataron
contratar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third contrata —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third contrata —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second contrata —
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First contrataré —
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First contrataré —

Ino ha ido a contratar hombres y acaba de regresar.

Ino went to hire men and has just returned.

— Yojimbo. El mercenario (1961)

Yo puedo contratar gente para hacer eso.

I can hire people to do that.

Además, te recomendaría contratar un cuidador calificado.

In addition, I would recommend hiring a qualified caregiver.

— Elena (2011)

Necesitamos contratar un abogado.

We need to hire a lawyer.

Contratar samuráis?

Hire samurai?

— Los siete samuráis (1954)

La verdad, esperábamos contratar sus servicios.

Honestly, we were hoping to hire your services.

Te quiero contratar.

I want to hire you.

Podría contratar un experto.

I could hire an expert.

— El manantial de las colinas (1986)

Nadie te va a contratar.

Nobody is going to hire you.

Creo que deberíamos contratar más personas.

I think we should hire more people.

No podemos con tanta carga de trabajo sin contratar más personal.

We can't handle this much workload without hiring more staff.