Meanings (ES + gloss)
contratar • emplear
To provide (someone) with a new job; to hire.
The management, who were close personal friends, had just employed a new chef.
Yesterday our local garage employed a new mechanic.
emplear
To use (someone or something) for a job or task.
The burglar employed a jemmy to get in.
This is a day in which the thoughts[…]ought to be employed on serious subjects.
Phrases