emprego

Portuguese

Etymology

From empregar (“to employ”).

Pronunciation

Noun:

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ẽ.ˈpɾe.ɡu/, /ĩ.ˈpɾe.ɡu/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ˈpɾe.ɣu/

Verb:

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ẽ.ˈpɾɛ.ɡu/, /ĩ.ˈpɾɛ.ɡu/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ˈpɾɛ.ɣu/

Noun

emprego m (plural empregos)

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

Alternative forms
  • emprêgo (obsolete)

Verb

emprego

  1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of empregar
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