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emprego

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Galician

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Verb

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emprego

  1. first-person singular present indicative of empregar

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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Deverbal from empregar (to employ).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈpɾe.ɡu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈpɾe.ɡu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈpɾe.ɡo/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈpɾe.ɡo/

  • Rhymes: -eɡu
  • Hyphenation: em‧pre‧go

Noun

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emprego m (plural empregos)

  1. job (economic role for which a person is paid)
    Synonyms: trabalho, serviço, ocupação, função, cargo
    Qual é o seu emprego?
    What is your job?
  2. use; usage (the act of using something or the way something is used)
    Synonyms: uso, aplicação
    O emprego de um martelo é necessário.
    The use of a hammer is necessary.
  3. (uncountable) employment (the state of being employed)
    Antonym: desemprego
Alternative forms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈpɾɛ.ɡu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈpɾɛ.ɡu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈpɾɛ.ɡo/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈpɾɛ.ɡo/

  • Rhymes: -ɛɡu
  • Hyphenation: em‧pre‧go

Verb

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emprego

  1. first-person singular present indicative of empregar