"job interview" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: job interviews [plural]
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  1. A formal interview in which a job applicant must answer questions, especially in a professional manner, to determine whether they are suitable for the job applied for. Translations (interview attended by a job applicant): сумо́ўе (sumóŭje) [neuter] (Belarusian), інтэрв'ю́ (intervʺjú) [neuter] (Belarusian), 面試 (Chinese Mandarin), 面试 (miànshì) (Chinese Mandarin), 求職面試 (Chinese Mandarin), 求职面试 (qiúzhí miànshì) (Chinese Mandarin), jobinterview [neuter] (Danish), sollicitatiegesprek [neuter] (Dutch), työhaastattelu (Finnish), entretien d’embauche [masculine] (French), Bewerbungsgespräch [neuter] (German), Vorstellungsgespräch [neuter] (German), συνέντευξη για δουλειά (synéntefxi gia douleiá) [feminine] (Greek), állásinterjú (Hungarian), colloquio di lavoro [masculine] (Italian), 面接 (mensetsu) (alt: めんせつ) (Japanese), 면접 (myeonjeop) (alt: 面接) (Korean), jobbintervju [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), jobbintervju [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), rozmowa kwalifikacyjna [feminine] (Polish), rozmowa o pracę [feminine] (Polish), interview [neuter] (Polish), entrevista de emprego [feminine] (Portuguese), собесе́дование (sobesédovanije) [neuter] (Russian), интервью́ (intɛrvʹjú) [neuter] (Russian), entrevista laboral (Spanish), entrevista de trabajo (Spanish), anställningsintervju [common-gender] (Swedish), jobbintervju [common-gender] (Swedish), arbetsintervju [common-gender] (Swedish), iş görüşmesi (Turkish), співбе́сіда (spivbésida) [feminine] (Ukrainian), інтерв'ю́ (intervʺjú) [neuter] (Ukrainian)

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      "sense": "interview attended by a job applicant",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "співбе́сіда"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "intervʺjú",
      "sense": "interview attended by a job applicant",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "інтерв'ю́"
    }
  ],
  "word": "job interview"
}

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