lay off

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar a demissão de alguém, geralmente temporária ou definitiva, por motivos econômicos; também significa parar de fazer ou usar algo.

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.

incontável · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Dismiss from employmentformal

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

   Demitir

   • 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.

   Sinônimosaxedischargedismissfirelet gosackterminate

   Antônimosemployhireretain

2. Stop doing or using somethinginformal

   To stop doing, using, or bothering with something.

   Parar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbreak offceasecut outdesistdropgive upleave offquitstop

   Antônimoscontinuemaintainpersistpursue

3. Stop bothering someoneinformal

   To stop annoying, teasing, or pressuring someone.

   Deixar em paz

   • 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.

   Sinônimosback offease upleave alonelet upstop

   Antônimosbadgerharasshoundpestertorment

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