Usage examples of "despedir" in Spanish with translation to English

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Tuvieron que despedir a 300 hombres de la fábrica. They had to fire 300 men at the factory.
Para empezar, debemos despedir al cocinero. First of all, we must dismiss the cook.
No puedo despedir a Ken. Es un buen trabajador. I cannot fire Ken. He's a good worker.
Antes de nada, debemos despedir al cocinero. First of all, we must dismiss the cook.
¿De quién fue la idea de despedir a Tom? Whose idea was it to fire Tom?
No puedo interrumpir al gerente. ¡Me va a despedir! I cannot interrupt the manager. He's gonna fire me!
Tom está seguro de que le van a despedir. Tom is sure to be fired.
Estamos acojonados porque hemos oído que van a despedir a dos personas. We are scared because we've heard two persons are going to be fired.
Tom acaba de ser despedido. Tom just got fired.
Tom fue despedido sin previo aviso. Tom was dismissed without notice.
La compañía despidió a cinco personas. The company laid off five people.
Me despidieron pero tengo algo de ahorros así que de momento no tendré problemas con los gastos. I got the sack but I've a little saved up so for the time being I won't be troubled for living expenses.
No me despidieron. Me fui. I wasn't fired. I quit.
No hay razón para que él sea despedido. There is no reason why he should be dismissed.
La compañía de automóviles despidió a 300 trabajadores. The automobile company laid off 300 workers.
Iré directa al grano. Estás despedida. I'll come straight to the point. You're fired.
Fue despedido por el jefe de la fábrica. He was dismissed by the boss of the factory.
Tom no podía descartar del todo la posibilidad de que pudiera resultar despedido del trabajo. Tom couldn't completely rule out the possibility that he might be laid off from work.
Iré directo al grano. Estás despedida. I'll come straight to the point. You're fired.
Si tus colegas no trabajan, trabaja tú por ellos o te despediré mañana por la mañana. If your colleagues don't work, either you do their work or I'll dismiss you by tomorrow morning.
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