ellos despidieron

they fired, they said goodbye to

→ despedir
des reversal or removal (un-/de-) + pid dismiss; say goodbye + ieron 3rd person plural past
verb · third plural · past indicative Uncommon #23,096
they fired, they said goodbye to Can mean “they fired (someone)” or “they said goodbye / sent off (someone),” depending on context.
SP: A Juan lo despidieron ayer de la empresa.
EN: They fired Juan from the company yesterday.
Conjugation of despedir
SingularPlural
First — despedirnos
Second despedirte —
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First despedí —
Third despidió despidieron

Dime por qué te despidieron.

Tell me why you were fired.

Lo que más me sorprendió realmente fue que yo fui el único al que despidieron.

What really surprised me the most was that I was the only one who got fired.

Le despidieron hace unos días.

He was fired a few days ago.

Cuando despidieron a Mathieu, mi madre me llevó a casa.

When Mathieu was fired, my mother took me home.

— Los chicos del coro (2004)

Le despidieron y mira cómo ha terminado.

He was fired, and look how he ended up.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

No sé por qué despidieron a Tom.

I don't know why Tom was fired.

Despidieron a todos.

They fired everyone.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

Puedo hablarte de la cancelación, pero quiero decir que te despidieron.

I can tell you about the cancellation, but I want to say that you were fired.

— Scream 7 (2026)

Se despidieron con un fuerte apretón de manos.

They said goodbye with a firm handshake.

Retiraron los cargos y le despidieron.

The charges were dropped and he was fired.

— Mystic River (2003)

Le despidieron por robar.

He was fired for stealing.

También despidieron a mi hija.

They fired my daughter too.

— Good bye, Lenin! (2003)

Trabajaba en la fábrica Breda, pero nos despidieron.

I worked at the Breda factory, but we were laid off.

— Roma. Ciudad abierta (1945)

Al resto los despidieron.

The rest were fired.

— El botín (2026)