WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:
Voornaamste vertalingen |
laid-off adj | informal (redundant) | ontslagen bn |
| The laid-off workers were furious with the management. |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:
Voornaamste vertalingen |
lay [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | (make redundant) | iemand ontslaan overg.ww |
| The current economic crisis has led many companies to lay off some of their employees. |
lay off vi phrasal | slang (stop bothering [sb]) | Laat me met rust! woordgr |
| | Val me niet lastig! woordgr |
| I've had a bad day. Just lay off! |
lay off [sb] vtr phrasal insep | slang (stop bothering: [sb]) | Iemand met rust laten overg.ww |
| Lay off your sister for five minutes, would you? You've teased her enough. |
lay off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | slang (stop indulging in) | met iets kappen woordgr + overg.ww |
| He needs to lay off the booze for a while. |
lay off doing [sth] v expr | slang (stop doing) | met iets stoppen woordgr + overg.ww |
| I wish my friends would lay off teasing me about my friendship with James. |