temp

trabajar temporalmente

Trabajar para un empleador durante un período corto, sin ocupar un puesto permanente.

En inglés sencillo: To work for an employer for a short time rather than in a permanent job.

• I temp at a local office.
• She temped for several companies before finding a permanent job.
• Are you still temping through that agency?

Cómo se usa: temp at something (She temps at a law firm.); temp as something (He temped as a receptionist during the holidays.)

Sinónimos: work temporarily

Expresiones frecuentes: temp for someone, temp at something, temp as something

medir la temperatura

Medir cuánto calor o frío tiene algo, especialmente alimentos en una cocina profesional.

En inglés sencillo: To measure how hot or cold something is, especially food in a professional kitchen.

• Please temp the chicken before serving it.
• The chef temped each tray of cooked meat.
• Did you temp the food when it arrived?

Sinónimos: check the temperature of

Expresiones frecuentes: temp the chicken, temp the food, temp something