lay off

• Verbe à particule signifiant licencier quelqu'un, généralement temporairement ou définitivement pour des raisons économiques, ou cesser de faire ou d'utiliser quelque chose.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of terminating someone's employment, usually temporarily or permanently due to economic reasons, or to stop doing or using something.

indénombrable · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Dismiss from employmentformal

   To terminate someone's employment, usually due to economic reasons or lack of work.

   licencier (pour motif économique)

   • The company had to lay off 50 workers due to budget cuts.
   • She was laid off after the merger.
   • Many employees were laid off during the recession.

   Synonymesaxedischargedismissfirelet gosackterminate

   Antonymesemployhireretain

2. Stop doing or using somethinginformal

   To stop doing, using, or bothering with something.

   arrêter de faire quelque chose

   • You should lay off the junk food if you want to lose weight.
   • He needs to lay off smoking for his health.
   • Lay off the criticism; she's doing her best.

   Synonymesbreak offceasecut outdesistdropgive upleave offquitstop

   Antonymescontinuemaintainpersistpursue

3. Stop bothering someoneinformal

   To stop annoying, teasing, or pressuring someone.

   Laisser tranquille

   • Just lay off him; he's already stressed.
   • The kids wouldn't lay off the new student.
   • I wish my boss would lay off about the deadlines.

   Synonymesback offease upleave alonelet upstop

   Antonymesbadgerharasshoundpestertorment

Verbe de baselay