New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: employed · employee · employer · amply · deploy · empty · imply · redeploy · employable · employment

employ

1 verb pay sb to work TRANSITIVEfostaigh verb c m uwe employed a new manager d'fhostaíomar bainisteoir nuaI was employed as a guide fostaíodh mar threoraí mé 2 verb use sth TRANSITIVEúsáid verb c m ufeidhm a bhaint as c m uwe need to employ the correct strategy caithfimid an straitéis cheart a bheith againn

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3 verb keep sb occupied TRANSITIVEhe was employed in cleaning his room bhí sé gafa ag glanadh a sheomra

employed

adjectivefostaithe adj3 c m uI've been employed for two years tá mé fostaithe le dhá bhliain

the employed

noundaoine atá fostaithedaoine a bhfuil post acuiad siúd atá fostaitheiad siúd a bhfuil post acuthe recession has also hit the employed tá daoine atá fostaithe buailte ag an gcúlú eacnamaíochta freisin

phrases

to be in sb's employ

(also

to be in the employ of sb

) bheith fostaithe ag duine

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