How to say "to say goodbye, to fire (job)" in Brazilian Portuguese?

In Brazilian Portuguese "to say goodbye, to fire (job)" translates to  despedir 

Transliteration: des-peh-deer

🇧🇷 A empresa vai despedir alguns funcionários.

🗣️ Ah em-pre-zah vah des-peh-deer al-goojs fun-see-oh-nah-ree-oosh.

🇺🇸 The company is going to fire some employees.



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Brazilian Portuguese

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How to say "to say goodbye, to fire (job)" in Brazilian Portuguese?

You can use the word "despedir" which translates to "to say goodbye, to fire (job)".

How to pronounce "despedir" (to say goodbye, to fire (job)) in Brazilian Portuguese?

The word "despedir" is pronounced as "des-peh-deer".

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