short-term job
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3.0
- noun
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trabajo temporal
- She found a short-term job as a receptionist while she looked for a permanent position.
Examples
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While it is certainly a benefit to the Oglala nation that both the CIRCLE Project and its evaluation have been more than a vehicle for short-term job creation, the task that the project and the evaluation have engaged—significant justice system change—is a long-term task.
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Short-term "jobs" seem to trump almost anything else with the politicians these days, even when the short-term jobs are very short-term, often with out-of-province contractors, etc.
Blog text (6) -
They would beg for food or try to get short-term jobs in exchange for a few cents or a cup of coffee.
Academic text (2011) -
Finally, some communities and organizations have launched environmental restoration projects not only to improve environmental quality but also to promote short-term jobs and long-term economic development.
Academic text (1993) -
The council sees potential for short-term jobs in watershed restoration as well as ongoing economic benefits generated by businesses that rely on healthy watersheds.
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Career interests may be stimulated through short-term job tryout experiences and job shadowing experiences that include documentation of preferences and performance.
Academic text (2004) -
Study participants sought long-term careers, not short-term jobs that might disappear locally as a consequence of market fluctuations.
Academic text (2008) -
Short-term "jobs" seem to trump almost anything else with the politicians these days, even when the short-term jobs are very short-term, often with out-of-province contractors, etc.
Blog text (6) -
Every morning, Alberto gets up at 5:45 and walks to the corner of Shallowford Road and Buford Highway in Atlanta, Georgia, where he often waits several hours to be picked up for short-term jobs.
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Much of the research focusing on postsecondary vocational education graduates has been cross-sectional in that it examined short-term job placement rates and earnings at a specific point after graduation, as opposed to longitudinal studies that have followed a cohort over a period of years.
Academic text (1996)
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a job lasting for a limited period' is directly derived from combining 'short-term' (lasting a short duration) with 'job' (a position of employment). This compositional pattern is straightforward and common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Short-term job comes from the words short meaning 'lasting a little time' and term meaning 'a fixed period'. Imagine a job with a note saying 'ends soon'. That clear image shows why short-term job means 'a job that lasts only a little time'.