agencia de trabajo temporal
/axenθja de tɾabaxo tempoɾal/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the phrase for temp agency is agencia de trabajo temporal.
A temp agency refers to a company that finds short-term workers to fill temporary positions for other businesses.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase agencia de trabajo temporal literally translates to 'agency of temporary work'.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, the preferred term is Empresa de Trabajo Temporal, which is often abbreviated as ETT.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural 'temp agencies', you pluralize the noun agencia to agencias, while the phrase trabajo temporal remains singular.
How do you pronounce it?
/axenθja de tɾabaxo tempoɾal/
Did you know?
- The Spanish word trabajo descends from the Latin tripālium, which was a three-staked instrument used for torture.
- In Spanish, the word temporal can be used as a noun to describe a violent storm or a period of bad weather, completely unrelated to its meaning in agencia de trabajo temporal.
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, workers hired through an agencia de trabajo temporal are colloquially called temporales, a term that also describes seasonal agricultural workers.
Examples in context
- Necesitamos contratar personal temporal y hemos contactado con varias agencias de trabajo temporal.We need to hire temporary staff, and we have contacted several temp agencies.
- Estoy buscando trabajo temporal y he registrado mi currículum en varias agencias de empleo temporal.I am looking for temporary work, and I have submitted my resume to several temp agencies.
- Mi primo encontró empleo a través de una agencia de trabajos temporales.My cousin found a job through a temp agency.
- Si buscas un empleo rápido, puedes probar con una agencia temporal.If you're looking for a quick job, you can try with a temp agency.
- Voy a inscribirme en una empresa temporal para encontrar trabajo durante las vacaciones.I'm going to register with a temp agency to find work during the holidays.
- Las ETT son una opción muy utilizada para cubrir necesidades temporales de personal en las empresas españolas.Temp agencies (ETTs) are a widely used option to cover temporary staffing needs in Spanish companies.
- Busco trabajo a través de una agencia de trabajo temporal.I am looking for work through a temp agency.
- Busco trabajo en una agencia de trabajo temporal.I am looking for work at a temp agency.
- La agencia de trabajo temporal me llamó hoy.The temp agency called me today.
- Necesito contactar a una agencia de trabajo temporal.I need to contact a temp agency.
Example conversation
Mateo and María are discussing job hunting.
- MateoMaría, ¿estás buscando trabajo ahora?María, are you looking for a job right now?
- MaríaSí, me registré en una agencia de trabajo temporal.Yes, I registered with a temp agency.
- Mateo¡Qué bien! ¿Encontraste alguna vacante?That's great! Did you find any vacancies?
- MaríaSí, empiezo a trabajar el lunes.Yes, I start working on Monday.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries agencia, de, temporal, trabajo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
