congelación de contrataciones
/konxelaθjon de kontɾataθjones/from spelling rules
The English phrase hiring freeze is translated into Spanish as congelación de contrataciones.
suspensión de contrataciones is a more common and professional way to express a hiring freeze in a corporate or government context.
What does it mean word for word?
This is a literal translation where congelación means freezing and contrataciones means hirings or recruitments.
How do you pronounce it?
/konxelaθjon de kontɾataθjones/
Did you know?
- The word congelación comes from the Latin congelātiōnem, which is the root of the English word 'congeal'.
- Depending on the country, a professional might use moratoria instead of congelación to signal a temporary, legally mandated stop to hiring.
- In Spain, a congelación of wages or hiring is often discussed in the context of recortes, a word meaning 'cuts' that has become a politically charged term for austerity.
Examples in context
- Debido a la situación actual, la empresa ha implementado una prohibición de contratación hasta nuevo aviso.Due to the current situation, the company has implemented a hiring freeze until further notice.
- La compañía ha decidido hacer una paralización de contrataciones temporal debido a la falta de fondos.The company has decided to temporarily stop hiring due to a lack of funds.
- Hay una congelación de contrataciones en la empresa.There is a hiring freeze at the company.
- La congelación de contrataciones afectará a todos los departamentos.The hiring freeze will affect all departments.
- No podemos contratar a nadie debido a la congelación de contrataciones.We cannot hire anyone due to the hiring freeze.
Example conversation
Two colleagues talking in the office breakroom.
- DanielDaniel, ¿sabes si podemos contratar a alguien nuevo?Daniel, do you know if we can hire someone new?
- ElenaNo, Elena, hay una congelación de contrataciones.No, Elena, there is a hiring freeze.
- DanielQué mal, necesitamos más ayuda aquí.That's too bad, we need more help here.
- ElenaLo sé, espero que termine pronto.I know, I hope it ends soon.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries congelación, de, CC BY-SA 4.0.
