Contractar
Example: Hem de contractar més personal per al nou projecte.
Definition
"Contractar" means to hire or employ someone for a job or service, often involving a formal agreement between the employer and the employee. For example, "Hem de contractar més personal per al nou projecte" means we need to hire more staff for the new project.
Etymology
The word "contractar" comes from the Latin 'contractare,' which means 'to draw together' or 'to agree upon.' It evolved through Old French and Catalan to denote making agreements, especially hiring or engaging services. Did you know? The root also gave rise to the English word 'contract,' emphasizing a formal agreement.
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"Contractar" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (B1) - set 5", containing 113 commonly used words.
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