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unemployed

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un·em·ployed  (nm-ploid, -m-)
adj.
1. Out of work, especially involuntarily; jobless.
2. Not being used; idle.
n. (used with a pl. verb)
People who are involuntarily out of work considered as a group. Used with the.

unemployed [ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd]
adj
1. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms)
a.  without remunerative employment; out of work
b.  (as collective noun; preceded by the) the unemployed
2. not being used; idle
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.unemployed - people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group); "the long-term unemployed need assistance"
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
Adj.1.unemployedunemployed - not engaged in a gainful occupation; "unemployed workers marched on the capital"
idle - not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind"
employed - having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary; "most of our graduates are employed"

unemployed
adjective out of work, redundant, laid off, jobless, idle, on the dole (Brit. informal), out of a job, workless, resting (of an actor) Have you been unemployed for over six months?
working, in work, having a job, in employment, in a job, earning your living
Translations
unemployed [ˈʌnɪmˈplɔɪd]
A. ADJ
1. [person] → parado, en paro, desempleado(LAm), cesante(Chile)
he's been unemployed for a yearlleva parado un año
2. [capital etc] → sin utilizar, no utilizado
B. NPL the unemployedlos parados, los desempleados(LAm)

unemployed [ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd]
adjsans emploi
He's unemployed → Il est sans emploi.
He's been unemployed for a year → Il est sans emploi depuis un an.
n
the unemployed → les sans-emploi, les chômeurs mpl

unemployed
adj personarbeitslos, erwerbslos; (= unused) machineryungenutzt; (Fin) capitaltot, brachliegend
pl the unemployed pldie Arbeitslosen pl, → die Erwerbslosen pl

unemployed [ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd]
1. adjdisoccupato/a, senza lavoro
2. npl the unemployedi disoccupati

unemployed [ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd]
1. adjdisoccupato/a, senza lavoro
2. npl the unemployedi disoccupati

unemployed
adj unemployed [animˈploid]
not having, or not able to find, work He has been unemployed for three months. uit diens, werkloos عاطِل عن العَمَل безработен nezaměstnaný arbejdsløs arbeitslos άνεργος desempleado, parado, en paro ilma tööta, töötu بیکار työtön au chômage מוּבטָל बेरोजगार, बेकार nezaposlen munkanélküli atvinnulaus disoccupato 失業した 실직한 bedarbis nenodarbināts; bez darba menganggur werkloos arbeidsledig/-løs bezrobotny desempregado în şomaj безработный nezamestnaný nezaposlen nezaposlen arbetslös ซึ่งว่างงาน işsiz, boşta gezen 失業的 безробітний بے روزگار không được sử dụng
n pl
people who are unemployed The numbers of (the) unemployed are still increasing. werkloses العاطِلون عن العَمَل беработните nezaměstnaný, -á arbejdsløs die Arbeitslosen(pl.) οι άνεργοι (πληθ.) desempleado, parado töötud آدم بیکار työttömät chômeurs, euses מוּבטָלִים बेरोजगार nezaposleni munkanélküli atvinnuleysingjar disoccupati 失業者 실직자 bedarbiai bezdarbnieks penganggur werklozen de arbeidsledige/-løse bezrobotni desempregados şomerii безработные nezamestnaný, -á brezposelni broj nezaposlenih arbetslösa คนว่างงาน işsizler 失業者 безробітні بے روزگار لوگ người thất nghiệp
n unemˈployment
1 the state of being unemployed If the factory is closed, many men will face unemployment. werkloosheid بَطالَه безработица nezaměstnanost arbejdsløshed die Arbeitslosigkeit ανεργία desempleo, paro töötus بیکاری työttömyys chômage אַבטָלָה बेरोजगारी, बेकारी nezaposlenost munkanélküliség atvinnuleysi disoccupazione 失業 실직 상태 nedarbas bezdarbs pengangguran werkloosheid arbeidsledighet bezrobocie desemprego şomaj безработица nezamestnanosť nezaposlenost nezaposlenost arbetslöshet การว่างงาน işsizlik 失業 безробіття بے روزگاري tình trạng thất nghiệp
2 the numbers of people without work Unemployment has reached record figures this year. werkloosheid عَدَدُ العاطِلين عن العَمَل безработица nezaměstnanost arbejdsløshed die Arbeitslosigkeit το ποσοστό των ανέργων desempleo, paro töötus تعداد بیکاران työttömyys chômage אַבטָלָה बेरोजगार लोगों की संख्या nezaposlenost munkanélküliség atvinnuleysi disoccupazione 失業者数 실업률 nedarbas bezdarbnieku skaits pengangguran werkloosheid ledighet(stall) bezrobocie desemprego numărul şomerilor безработица nezamestnanosť brezposelnost broj nezaposlenih arbetslöshet จำนวนผู้ว่างงาน işsizlik (oranı) 失業人數 безробіття بے روزگاروں کي تعداد số người thất nghiệp

unemployed عاطل عن العمل nezaměstnaný arbejdsløs arbeitslos άνεργος desempleado työtön chômeur nezaposlen disoccupato 失業している 일자리가 없는 werkloos arbeidsledig bezrobotny desempregado безработный arbetslös ไม่มีงานทำ işsiz thất nghiệp 失业的


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No doubt in that perfect world there had been no unemployed problem, no social question left unsolved.
Depend upon it that whatever unemployed sum may remain, when I make up my accounts in the spring, I would even rather lay it uselessly by than dispose of it in a manner so painful to you.
By eight o'clock a number of boys and unemployed men had already started for the common to see the "dead men from Mars.
 
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