despedir

dismiss, fire, say goodbye

Examples

Nada me gustaría más que despedir a Tom, pero no puedo.

I'd like nothing better than to fire Tom, but I can't do that.

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Mi jefe me acaba de despedir.

My boss just fired me.

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Si me quiere despedir, despídame.

If you want to fire me, fire me.

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"¿A dónde has ido?" "He ido a la estación a despedir a un amigo."

"Where have you been?" "I have been to the station to see a friend off."

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No puedo despedir a Ken. Es un buen trabajador.

I cannot fire Ken. He's a good worker.

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Acabo de estar en el aeropuerto para despedir a un amigo que se iba a Europa.

I've just been to the airport to see off a friend who was leaving for Europe.

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¿Podemos despedir a Tom?

Can't we fire Tom?

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El jefe está pensando en despedir a un empleado.

The boss is thinking of firing an employee.

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Fui al aeropuerto a despedir a un amigo.

I went to the airport to see my friend off.

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El jefe consideró la posibilidad de despedir a Tom, pero decidió no hacerlo.

The boss considered firing Tom, but decided against it.

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No puedo interrumpir al gerente. ¡Me va a despedir!

I cannot interrupt the manager. He's gonna fire me!

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"¿Dónde has ido?" "He ido a la estación a despedir a un amigo."

"Where have you been?" "I have been to the station to see a friend off."

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Fui a la estación para despedir a un amigo.

I went to the station to say good-bye to my friend.

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Tuvieron que despedir a 300 hombres de la fábrica.

They had to fire 300 men at the factory.

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Ha salido al aeropuerto a despedir a un amigo.

He went to the airport to see his friend off.

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Tom está seguro de que le van a despedir.

Tom is sure to be fired.

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Me acaban de despedir.

I just lost my job.

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¿De quién fue la idea de despedir a Tom?

Whose idea was it to fire Tom?

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Para empezar, debemos despedir al cocinero.

First of all, we must dismiss the cook.

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Estamos acojonados porque hemos oído que van a despedir a dos personas.

We're scared because we've heard two people are going to be fired.

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