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1 lay off
(to dismiss (employees) temporarily: Because of a shortage of orders, the firm has laid off a quarter of its workforce.) despedirlay off vt: despedirv.• despedir v.1) v + adv + o, v + o + adv (AmE) despedir*; (BrE) suspender temporalmente por falta de trabajo2) v + adv v + prep + o (colloq)a) ( stop pestering)just lay off, will you? — basta ya!
lay off me/her! — déjame/déjala en paz!
b) ( give up) dejar1.VT + ADV [+ workers] (=sack) despedir; (temporarily) despedir or suspender (temporalmente por falta de trabajo)2. VI + ADV1) (Naut) virar de bordo2) *lay off, will you? — ¡déjalo!, ¡por Dios!
3.VI + PREP*lay off it! — ¡ya está bien!, ¡déjalo por Dios!
* * *1) v + adv + o, v + o + adv (AmE) despedir*; (BrE) suspender temporalmente por falta de trabajo2) v + adv v + prep + o (colloq)a) ( stop pestering)just lay off, will you? — basta ya!
lay off me/her! — déjame/déjala en paz!
b) ( give up) dejar
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