{"id":591,"date":"2009-07-08T07:00:51","date_gmt":"2009-07-08T11:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=561"},"modified":"2009-07-08T07:00:51","modified_gmt":"2009-07-08T11:00:51","slug":"word-of-the-day-empregada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/word-of-the-day-empregada\/","title":{"rendered":"Word of the Day: empregada"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s Portuguese word of the day<\/a> is empregada<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This word is fairly easy to pronounce: em – pray- gah-dah.<\/p>\n

The most common meaning of this word is maid<\/em>, as in a female servant who cleans and\/or cooks for clients. The complete term is empregada dom\u00e9stica<\/strong>, to indicate that the maid works in a home. This is because empregada can also be a female employee.<\/p>\n

As a verb in the past participle, empregada<\/em> means employ (in the sense to use) as well as in the sense to hire.<\/p>\n

Let’s look at examples of all of the meanings.<\/p>\n

Noun 1<\/span><\/p>\n

A nossa empregada vem todo dia para limpar a casa. <\/em>Our maid comes every day to clean the house.<\/p>\n

Noun 2<\/span><\/p>\n

Aquela mulher \u00e9 empregada da empresa.<\/em> That woman is an employee of the company.<\/p>\n

Verb 1<\/span><\/p>\n

A palavra “combinar” <\/em>\u00e9 empregada para marcar um evento ou encontro.<\/em> The word “combinar” is used to schedule an event or a date.<\/p>\n

Verb 2<\/span><\/p>\n

Ela foi empregada pela Texaco no ano 1992.<\/em> She was hired by Texaco in 1992.<\/p>\n

Don’t forget to check out the other Transparent words of the day<\/a> in 12 other languages!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today’s Portuguese word of the day is empregada. This word is fairly easy to pronounce: em – pray- gah-dah. The most common meaning of this word is maid, as in a female servant who cleans and\/or cooks for clients. The complete term is empregada dom\u00e9stica, to indicate that the maid works in a home. This…<\/p>\n

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