unemployed

desempleado, parado

Que no tiene trabajo, aunque puede trabajar y quiere hacerlo.

En inglés sencillo: Without a job, although able to work and wanting to work.

• My brother is unemployed.
• She became unemployed when the factory closed.
• How long have you been unemployed?

Sinónimos: jobless, out of work

Antónimos: employed

Expresiones frecuentes: unemployed workers, become unemployed, currently unemployed

desempleados, parados

Personas que no tienen trabajo, aunque pueden trabajar y quieren hacerlo.

En inglés sencillo: People who have no jobs, although they are able to work and want to work.

• The unemployed need more support.
• These courses help the unemployed find work.
• The government increased benefits for the unemployed.

Cómo se usa: the unemployed (The charity offers training for the unemployed.)

Sinónimos: the jobless

Expresiones frecuentes: the unemployed, help the unemployed