lay off

lay off
1. transitive verb
1) (from work) vorübergehend entlassen
2) (coll.) (stop)

lay off it! — lass das!; hör auf damit!; (stop attacking, lit. or fig.)

lay off him! — lass ihn in Ruhe!

2. intransitive verb
(coll.): (stop) aufhören
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(to dismiss (employees) temporarily: Because of a shortage of orders, the firm has laid off a quarter of its workforce.) entlassen
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◆ lay off
I. vt
▪ to \lay off off ⇆ sb jdm kündigen [o SCHWEIZ künden], jdn hinauswerfen fam
II. vi aufhören
just \lay off off a bit, ok? gib mal ein bisschen Ruhe, okay? fam
▪ to \lay off off sth mit etw dat aufhören, die Finger von etw dat lassen fam
to \lay off off smoking das Rauchen aufgeben
▪ to \lay off off sb jdn in Ruhe lassen fam
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1. vi
(inf: stop) aufhören (prep obj mit)

lay off, will you? — hör (mal) auf, ja?

you'll have to lay off smoking — du wirst das Rauchen aufgeben müssen

I wish you'd lay off coming here every day — ich wünschte, du würdest nicht mehr jeden Tag hierher kommen

lay off my little brother, will you! — lass bloß meinen kleinen Bruder in Ruhe!

2. vt sep
workers Feierschichten machen lassen; (permanently) entlassen

to be laid off — Feierschichten einlegen müssen; (permanently) entlassen werden

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lay off
A v/t
1. Arbeiter (besonders vorübergehend) entlassen
2. die Arbeit einstellen
3. umg aufhören mit:
lay off smoking auch das Rauchen aufgeben;
lay off doing sth aufhören, etwas zu tun
B v/i umg
a) Feierabend machen
b) Ferien machen, ausspannen
c) aufhören
d) eine Pause machen, pausieren
* * *
1. transitive verb
1) (from work) vorübergehend entlassen
2) (coll.) (stop)

lay off it! — lass das!; hör auf damit!; (stop attacking, lit. or fig.)

lay off him! — lass ihn in Ruhe!

2. intransitive verb
(coll.): (stop) aufhören

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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