to hire, to employ
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| First | contraté | contratamos |
| Second | contrataste | — |
| Third | contrató | contrataron |
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| First | — | contratamos |
| Third | contrata | — |
| Singular | Plural | |
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| First | — | contratamos |
| Third | contrata | — |
| Singular | Plural | |
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| Second | contrata | — |
| Singular | Plural | |
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| First | contrataré | — |
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| First | contrataré | — |
La verdad, esperábamos contratar sus servicios.
Honestly, we were hoping to hire your services.
No podemos con tanta carga de trabajo sin contratar más personal.
We can't handle this much workload without hiring more staff.
Además, te recomendaría contratar un cuidador calificado.
In addition, I would recommend hiring a qualified caregiver.
— Елена (2011)
¿Quién nos iba a contratar, otro astillero?
Who was going to hire us, another shipyard?
— Los lunes al sol (2002)
No recuerdo que haya otro impresor en el pueblo a quien podamos contratar.
I don't remember there being another printer in town we could hire.
Yo puedo contratar gente para hacer eso.
I can hire people to do that.
Entonces, ¿por qué suplicar que lo vuelvan a contratar?
So why beg to be rehired?
— El sobreviviente (2025)
Creo que deberíamos contratar más personas.
I think we should hire more people.
¿Por qué te debería contratar?
Why should I hire you?