ellos despidieron

fired, dismissed

→ despedir
des undo, remove, or reverse + pid dismiss; say goodbye + ieron third-person plural preterite
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #34,333
fired, dismissed In this form, the subject is plural: they fired or dismissed someone.
SP: Despidieron a Ana ayer.
EN: They fired Ana yesterday.
Conjugation of despedir
SingularPlural
First — despedirnos
Second despedirte —
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First despedí despedimos
Second despediste —
Third despidió despidieron

Trabajaba en la fábrica Breda, pero nos despidieron.

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

— Roma città aperta (1945)

Se despidieron con un fuerte apretón de manos.

They said goodbye with a firm handshake.

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

When Mathieu was fired, my mother took me home.

— Los chicos del coro (2004)

Despidieron a todos.

They fired everyone.

— Mulholland Drive: Sueños, misterios y secretos (2001)

¿Te despidieron de tu último trabajo?

Did you get fired from your last job?

Ni se despidieron.

They didn't even say goodbye.

— Noche de fuego (2021)

También despidieron a mi hija.

They fired my daughter too.

— ¡Adiós Lenin! (2003)

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)

Al resto los despidieron.

The rest were fired.

— El botín (2026)

No sé por qué despidieron a Tom.

I don't know why Tom was fired.