despedir

despedir

"Despedir" means "to dismiss" or "to say goodbye."

Here, 'despedir' is used in the context of terminating someone's employment.

A empresa decidiu despedir vários funcionários devido à crise financeira.

The company decided to lay off several employees due to the financial crisis.

This example also uses 'despedir-se' in the reflexive form to express the act of saying farewell.

Antes de partir, eles sempre despedem-se dos amigos.

Before leaving, they always say goodbye to their friends.

In this sentence, 'despedir-se' is used in a reflexive form meaning 'to say goodbye'.

Ela vai despedir-se de seus colegas hoje à tarde.

She is going to say goodbye to her colleagues this afternoon.