English-German translation for "lay off"

"lay off" German translation

lay off
transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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ablegen, beiseitelegen vorübergehend entlassen einstellen ausmessen, abstecken in Ruhe lassen, nicht länger belästigen
  • ablegen, beiseitelegen
    lay off rare | seltenselten (put on one side)
    lay off rare | seltenselten (put on one side)
  • (vorübergehend) entlassen
    lay off worker
    lay off worker
  • ausmessen, abstecken
    lay off landet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
    lay off landet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
  • in Ruhe lassen, nicht länger belästigen
    lay off stop bothering slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
    lay off stop bothering slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
examples
  • lay off him, will you! familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    lass ihn (bloß) in Ruhe!
    lay off him, will you! familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
  • lay off it! familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    lass das!
    lay off it! familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg

"lay-off" German translation

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