WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| laying off n | (employees: dismissal) | despido nm |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| lay [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | (make redundant) | despedir a vtr + prep |
| | | cesar a vtr + prep |
| | The current economic crisis has led many companies to lay off some of their employees. |
| | La actual crisis económica ha obligado a muchas compañías a despedir a algunos de sus empleados. |
| lay off vi phrasal | slang (stop bothering [sb]) | dejar de molestar, dejar de fastidiar loc verb |
| | (vulgar) | dejar de joder loc verb |
| | I've had a bad day. Just lay off! |
| | He tenido un mal día. ¡Deja de molestar! |
| lay off [sb] vtr phrasal insep | slang (stop bothering: [sb]) | dejar de molestar a, dejar de fastidiar a loc verb + prep |
| | (vulgar) | dejar de joder a loc verb + prep |
| | Lay off your sister for five minutes, would you? You've teased her enough. |
| | ¿Puedes dejar de molestar a tu hermana por cinco minutos? Ya fue suficiente. |
| lay off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | slang (stop indulging in) | dejar⇒ vtr |
| | He needs to lay off the booze for a while. |
| | Tiene que dejar el alcohol por un tiempo. |
| lay off doing [sth] v expr | slang (stop doing) | dejar de hacer loc verb |
| | | parar de hacer loc verb |
| | I wish my friends would lay off teasing me about my friendship with James. |
| | Me gustaría que mis amigos dejaran de burlarse de mi amistad con James. |