wage

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Esta palabra se usa frecuentemente un plural en el sentido mostrado en 2).

wage(

)

Un sustantivo es una palabra que se refiere a una persona, un animal, un lugar, un sentimiento o una idea (p.ej. hombre, perro, casa).

sustantivo

1. (taza de paga)

a. el salario

(m) significa que un sustantivo es de género masculino (p.ej. el hombre, el sol).

(M)

Donna earns a wage of $10 an hour at her job.Donna gana un salario de $10 la hora en su trabajo.

The new law increased the minimum wage to $15 an hour.La nueva ley incrementó el salario mínimo a $15 la hora.

b. el sueldo

(m) significa que un sustantivo es de género masculino (p.ej. el hombre, el sol).

(M)

The minimum wage in some countries is a minimum daily wage, not an hourly wage.El sueldo mínimo en algunos países es un sueldo diario, no por hora.

2. (remuneración)

a. la paga

(f) significa que un sustantivo es de género femenino (p.ej. la mujer, la luna).

(F)

Lucy spends half her wages on rent.Lucy gasta la mitad de su paga en la renta.

b. el sueldo

(m) significa que un sustantivo es de género masculino (p.ej. el hombre, el sol).

(M)

Low wages are a problem for the economy.Los sueldos bajos son un problema para la economía.

Un verbo transitivo es un verbo que requiere de un objeto directo (p.ej. Yo compré un libro.).

verbo transitivo

3. (desatar)

a. emprender

The new mayor pledges to wage a relentless war on crime.El nuevo alcalde se compromete a emprender una guerra sin cuartel contra el crimen.

b. hacer

The Spanish waged war against the Moors during the Reconquista.Los españoles les hicieron la guerra a los moros durante la Reconquista.

c. librar

The dictator was accused of waging war on his own citizens.El dictador fue acusado de librar una guerra contra sus propios ciudadanos.

Un adjetivo es una palabra que describe a un sustantivo (p.ej. el perro grande).

adjetivo

4. (remunerativo)

a. salarial

The union negotiated a wage agreement with management.El sindicato negoció un acuerdo salarial con la gerencia.

wages

Un sustantivo plural indica que hay más de una persona, un lugar, una cosa o una idea.

sustantivo plural

5. (finanzas)

a. los salarios

(m) significa que un sustantivo es de género masculino (p.ej. el hombre, el sol).

(M)

The company's revenue scarcely exceeds their wages.Los ingresos de la empresa apenas exceden los salarios.

6. (resultado)

a. la paga

(f) significa que un sustantivo es de género femenino (p.ej. la mujer, la luna).

(F)

Scripture tells us that the wages of sin is death, but what do we actually understand "death" to mean here?La Sagrada Escritura nos dice que la paga del pecado es muerte, ¿pero qué es lo que realmente nos quiere decir "muerte" aquí?

wage

Un sustantivo es una palabra que se refiere a una persona, un animal, un lugar, un sentimiento o una idea (p.ej. hombre, perro, casa).

Sustantivo

1. (pay)

wage(s)salario m, sueldo m

daily wagejornal m

wage claimreivindicación salarial

wage cutrecorte salarial

wage differentialdiferencia salarial

wage earnerasalariado(a) m,f

wage freezecongelación salarial

wage packetsobre m de la paga

Un verbo transitivo es un verbo que requiere de un objeto directo (p.ej. Yo compré un libro.).

verbo transitivo

2. (en general)

to wage war (on)librar una guerra (contra)

to wage a campaign against smokingemprender una campaña contra el tabaco

wage [weɪdʒ]

sustantivo

1 (rate per week, year etc) sueldo (m); salario (m)

our wages are not keeping pace with inflation the national average wage is £14,804 a year ... where wages are half the national average the average wage for a factory worker

a basic wage of £55 a week un sueldo or salario base de 55 libras semanales

the average wage is around 5,000 roubles a month on top of this basic wage, allowances are given if the soldier is married if you had paid us a decent wage, I would never have joined up

he gets a good wage gana un buen sueldo

his wages have gone up her wage is her wages are £150 per week in addition to my weekly wage, I got a lot of tips wages are rising faster than pensions I used to earn three times the average weekly wage it suits them to work for an hourly wage

those on high/low wages las personas que ganan sueldos or salarios altos/bajos

the problems of bringing up children [on] a high/low wage they work long hours for low wages

minimum wage salario mínimo

this may end efforts to set a minimum wage well above the poverty line real wages are lower than they were in the early 1980s the EEF warned that real wages were rising faster than productivity a time of slow growth and declining real wages real wages have again lagged behind in Britain

living

2 wages (money received) paga (f); sueldo (m)

I've lost two days' wages he lost his week's wages in a bet his week's wages

a day's wages la paga or el sueldo de un día; (Agr) un jornal; I get my wages on Fridays me pagan los viernes

the workers were lining up to get their day's wages

the wages of sin is death el pecado se paga con la muerte

verbo transitivo

[+war] hacer; [+campaign] llevar a cabo; hacer

the government is waging psychological warfare to demoralize its opponents they waged a bloody campaign to win control of parts of Bosnia a major campaign is being waged to warn children of the dangers of drugs Clinton and Gore say they intend to wage a vigorous campaign for minority support

to wage war against or on sb hacer la guerra a algn

to wage war [against] [on] sth

to wage war against or on inflation luchar contra la inflación; hacer la guerra a la inflación

naval and ground forces waged six separate battles for Guadalcanal the country's capacity to wage war with weapons of mass destruction the government, along with the three factions that had been waging a civil war, signed a peace agreement the problem of how to wage a land war in Central Asia the Soviet Union was not yet in a position to wage war against Germany warlords in southern and central Somalia continue to wage war on each other banks are right to wage war on credit card fraudsters he is waging a campaign of fear against his rivals the Kremlin is waging a heavy propaganda campaign to support its reforms

modificador

wage agreement (n) convenio (m) salarial

one of the functions of union officials is to make wage agreements with the bosses today's public sector wage agreement is not expected to end the growing labor unrest government representatives are trying to negotiate a wage agreement

wage bill (n) gastos (m) de nómina; gastos (m) salariales

wage claim (n) (Britain) reivindicación (f) salarial

workers are being told to keep wage claims down they recently put in a 5 per cent wage claim

wage clerk (n)

wages clerk See culture box in entry wage.

wage contract (n)

wage agreement See culture box in entry wage.

wage costs (n) costes (m) del factor trabajo

companies pass on higher wage costs in their finished product the government will throw in Pounds 149 million more to help meet NHS wage costs

wage demand (n) reivindicación (f) salarial

wage differential (n) diferencia (f) salarial

negotiations between the government and the Public Workers Union broke down last week over a less than /a 1 percent wage differential/ these rates did accurately reflect the prevailing wage differential in private industry diferencial $ de salarios the exposé of company directors' pay rises puts the old problem of wage drift in the shade

wage earner (n) asalariadoaasalariada (m) (f);a asalariada

we are both wage earners los dos somos asalariados; she is the family wage earner ella es la que mantiene a la familia

he was always a good wage earner

wage freeze (n) congelación (f) salarial

they accepted a voluntary wage freeze for up to three years the government has imposed a wage freeze for all public sector workers

wage increase (n) aumento (m) salarial

the contract provides for an annual wage increase in line with inflation inflationary wage increases personal $ a jornal slavery, bonded labour, or free wage labour cash which had been earned through wage labour as migrant or seasonal workers the antagonism between capital and wage labour

wage levels (n) salarios (m); niveles (m) salariales

their increasing wealth forces up wage levels and turns investment away it depends on workers' readiness to accept low wage levels

wage negotiations (n) negociaciones (f) salariales

the current round of wage negotiations wage negotiations with the two unions broke down today government officials today agreed to resume wage negotiations with striking unions

wage packet (n) especially (Britain) (envelope with pay) sobre (m) de la paga; paga (f)

he brings home a fat wage packet it helps with two wage packets coming in it makes a big hole in your monthly wage packet sharp devaluations pushed up import prices, and fuelled wage-price spirals the company's workers are currently getting 60% of their normal wage rate the wage rate of unskilled labour his government imposed minimum wage rates and limits to working hours

wage restraint (n) moderación (f) salarial

wage restraint is necessary if South Africa is to be competitive union leaders remained unconvinced by calls for wage restraint John Major's plea for wage restraint

wage rise (n) aumento (m) salarial

wages bill (n)

the increase adds Pounds 5.5 million to the Government wages bill delegates hit out at the Pounds 711,000 annual wages bill for the Union's 46 staff

wage bill See culture box in entry wage.

wage scale (n) escala (f) salarial

people at the upper end of the wage scale did better a two-tier wage scale that would pay less to new employees

wages clerk (n) habilitadoahabilitada (m) (f);a habilitada

three /armed robbers ambushed a wages clerk/ and stole a penny - that was all she had

wage settlement (n) acuerdo (m) salarial

they are threatening to strike if they don't get a better wage settlement

wage slave (n) currante (informal) (m)

the wage slaves who make up the majority of the country's population I don't intend to be a wage slave for the rest of my life

wage slip (n) nómina (f); hoja (f) salarial

I opened my wage slip at the end of the month you will need to produce your contract of employment and /your last three wage slips/

wages snatch (n) robo (m) de nóminas

two men were shot in /a bungled wages snatch/ outside a supermarket yesterday /they had earlier carried out a Pounds 6,000 wages snatch/ in Birmingham's city centre

wage talks (n) negociaciones (f) salariales

the two sides resumed wage talks today eleventh-hour wage talks between employers and the metal workers union have resulted in agreement

wage worker (n) (US) asalariadoaasalariada (m) (f);a asalariada

women who end up as as both domestic and wage workers villages from which wage workers commute

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Ejemplos

Frases

minimum wage	el salario mínimo
wage gap	la brecha salarial
living wage	el salario digno
wage garnishment	el embargo de salario
draw one's wage	recibir la paga
wage increase	aumento de sueldo