lay off

licencier

Mettre fin à l'emploi de salariés parce qu'il manque du travail ou de l'argent.

En anglais simple : To stop employing workers because there is not enough work or money to keep them.

• The factory will lay off twenty workers.
• She was laid off last winter.
• Are they laying off more staff this year?

Comment l'utiliser : lay someone off (The company laid him off last month.); be laid off (Several workers were laid off after the factory closed.)

Synonymes : make redundant, let go

Contraires : hire

Expressions courantes : lay off workers, lay off someone, lay off staff

laisser tranquille

Cesser d'embêter quelqu'un, de le critiquer ou de se moquer de lui.

En anglais simple : To stop annoying, criticizing, or teasing someone.

• Lay off me, please.
• They finally laid off her after the teacher intervened.
• Why will you not lay off him for once?

Comment l'utiliser : lay off someone (Lay off your brother; he has had a difficult day.)

Synonymes : leave alone, stop bothering

Expressions courantes : lay off someone, lay off me

arrêter, cesser

Cesser de faire ou de consommer quelque chose, souvent pour un temps.

En anglais simple : To stop doing or using something, often for a while.

• Lay off the sweets for a while.
• He laid off drinking after his doctor warned him.
• Can you lay off the singing until I finish?

Comment l'utiliser : lay off something (You should lay off the coffee for a few days.); lay off doing something (Please lay off making jokes during the meeting.)

Synonymes : stop, quit, cut out

Expressions courantes : lay off something, lay off sugar, lay off drinking

couvrir un pari

Transférer tout ou partie d'un pari à une autre entreprise de paris pour limiter les pertes possibles.

En anglais simple : To pass some or all of a bet to another betting business to reduce possible losses.

• The bookmaker decided to lay off the bet.
• She laid off half the stake with another firm.
• They are laying off large bets to limit their losses.

Comment l'utiliser : lay off something with someone (The bookmaker laid off part of the bet with another bookmaker.)

Synonymes : hedge

Expressions courantes : lay off bets, lay off something

lisser la peinture

Passer doucement le pinceau sur la peinture encore humide pour enlever les traces et lisser la surface.

En anglais simple : To gently brush wet paint so that marks disappear and the surface becomes smooth.

• Lay off the paint with a soft brush.
• She laid off each section before the paint dried.
• Are you laying off the final coat?

Comment l'utiliser : lay off something with something (Lay off the wet paint with a dry brush.)

Synonymes : smooth

Expressions courantes : lay off paint, lay off something

tracer une route

Dessiner sur une carte marine le trajet prévu d'un bateau.

En anglais simple : To mark a planned route for a boat or ship on a sea map.

• We must lay off a course before sailing.
• The captain laid off the route on her chart.
• He is laying off a new course around the island.

Comment l'utiliser : lay off something on something (The navigator laid off a course on the chart.)

Synonymes : plot, chart

Expressions courantes : lay off courses, lay off something