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    Significado de staff en inglés

    staffstaff1 /stɑːf $ stæf/ noun Ver todas las traducciones1workers [countable, uncountable] the people who work for an organizationlas personas que trabajan para una organizaciónstaff of 10/50 etc Our department has a staff of seven.Nuestro departamento tiene una plantilla de siete personas. The entire staff has done an outstanding job this year.Todo el personal ha realizado un trabajo sobresaliente este año. They employ a total of 150 staff.Emplean un total de 150 personas en plantilla. The staff were very helpful.El personal fue muy servicial.medical/academic/library etc staff a strike by ambulance staffuna huelga del personal de ambulancias one of our longest-serving staff membersuno de nuestros miembros del personal con mayor antigüedadmember of staff British English I’d like to welcome a new member of staff.Me gustaría dar la bienvenida a un nuevo miembro del personal.on the staff (of something) We were both on the staff of the British Film Institute at the time.En ese momento, los dos éramos miembros del personal del British Film Institute.on staff American English Joan is the only lawyer we have on staff.Joan es la única abogada que tenemos en plantilla. a staff meetinguna reunión de personalstaff room British English (=a room for teachers in a school)(= una sala para los profesores en una escuela)GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?GRAMÁTICA: ¿Verbo en singular o en plural?In British English, staff is usually followed by a plural verb: · The staff are against the idea• En inglés británico, staff suele ir seguido de un verbo en plural: · The staff are against the ideaIn American English, staff is usually followed by a singular verb: · The museum’s staff is composed of volunteers.• En inglés americano, staff suele ir seguido de un verbo en singular: · The museum's staff is composed of volunteers.You say a staff member (or a member of staff in British English) or an employee, when talking about one person on the staff. Don’t use a staff to refer to one person.• Se dice a staff member (o a member of staff en inglés británico) o an employee cuando se habla de una sola persona del personal. ✗No use a staff para referirse a una persona.When talking about different groups of people, the plural form staffs is sometimes used, but it is much less common than staff: · head teachers and their staffsGrammar guide ‒ NOUNS• Al hablar de diferentes grupos de personas, a veces se usa la forma plural staffs, pero es mucho menos frecuente que staff: · head teachers and their staffs Guía gramatical ‒ SUSTANTIVOS2stick [countable] (plural staves /steɪvz/) a)old useuso antiguo a long thick stick to help you walkun palo largo y grueso para ayudar a caminar b)a long thick stick that an official holds in some ceremoniesun palo largo y grueso que un funcionario sostiene en algunas ceremonias3music [countable] especially American English the set of five lines that music is written onel conjunto de cinco líneas sobre las que se escribe la música; pentagrama SYN  stave4the staff of life literaryliterario breadpan general staff, ground staffCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESADJECTIVES/NOUN + staffADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + stafffull-time/part-time staff· The school has over 100 full-time staff.La escuela tiene más de 100 empleados a tiempo completo.permanent/temporary staff· Much of the work is done by temporary staff.Gran parte del trabajo lo realiza el personal temporal.senior/junior staff· I have taken on board the comments of my senior staff.He tenido en cuenta los comentarios de mi personal sénior.medical/academic/technical etc staff· We would like to thank all the medical staff at Broadgreen Hospital.Nos gustaría agradecer a todo el personal médico del Hospital Broadgreen.hospital/library/office etc staff· He had responsibility for training library staff.Él era responsable de la formación del personal de la biblioteca.support staff (=office staff, technical staff etc)· A school needs good support staff.Una escuela necesita buen personal de apoyo.trained/qualified staff· Recruitment of trained staff was a continuing problem.La contratación de personal capacitado era un problema continuo.staff + NOUNstaff + SUSTANTIVOa staff member (also a member of staff British English)· At least one staff member should always be present.Al menos un miembro del personal debe estar siempre presente.a staff meeting· On Wednesdays there’s our weekly staff meeting.Los miércoles tenemos nuestra reunión semanal de personal.staff training· The company has made a massive investment in staff training.La empresa ha realizado una inversión masiva en la formación del personal.the staff room British English (=a room for teachers in a school)· I usually have a coffee in the staff room before school starts.Normalmente tomo un café en la sala de profesores antes de que empiece la escuela.staff morale (=how happy and confident the staff somewhere feel)· Staff morale has been badly affected by the reorganisation.La moral del personal se ha visto muy afectada por la reorganización.verbsverboshave staff (also employ staff formalformal)· The hotel has 145 staff.El hotel tiene 145 empleados.join the staff· Kelly Jones has joined the staff as a medical secretary.Kelly Jones se ha incorporado al personal como secretaria médica.phrasesfrasesbe on the staff British English, be on staff American English:· He is no longer on the staff.Él ya no forma parte del personal.
    staffstaff2 verb [transitive] to be or provide the workers for an organizationconstituir o proporcionar el personal de una organizaciónoverstaffed, understaffed:  The centre is staffed mainly by volunteers.El centro cuenta principalmente con voluntarios como personal.GRAMMAR Staff is usually passive.staffing noun [uncountable]:  staffing levelsniveles de dotación de personal