WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
Huvudsakliga översättningar |
laid-off adj | informal (redundant) | uppsagd adj |
| | överflödig adj |
| The laid-off workers were furious with the management. |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
Huvudsakliga översättningar |
lay [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | (make redundant) | göra ngn överflödig vtr + adj |
| | avskeda vtr |
| The current economic crisis has led many companies to lay off some of their employees. |
lay off vi phrasal | slang (stop bothering [sb]) | lägga av vitr partikel |
| (inte störa) | sluta vitr |
| I've had a bad day. Just lay off! |
lay off [sb] vtr phrasal insep | slang (stop bothering: [sb]) | sluta störa ngn vtr |
| | lämna ngn i fred vbal uttr |
| Lay off your sister for five minutes, would you? You've teased her enough. |
lay off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | slang (stop indulging in) | sluta med ngt vtr + prep |
| | undvika vtr |
| He needs to lay off the booze for a while. |
lay off doing [sth] v expr | slang (stop doing) | sluta göra ngt vtr |
| | upphöra med ngt vtr + prep |
| | låta bli ngt vbal uttr |
| I wish my friends would lay off teasing me about my friendship with James. |