lay off

licenziare

Mandare via dipendenti perché manca il lavoro o il denaro necessario per mantenerli.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: lay someone off (The company laid him off last month.); be laid off (Several workers were laid off after the factory closed.)

Sinonimi: make redundant, let go

Contrari: hire

Espressioni comuni: lay off workers, lay off someone, lay off staff

lasciare in pace

Smettere di infastidire, criticare o prendere in giro qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: lay off someone (Lay off your brother; he has had a difficult day.)

Sinonimi: leave alone, stop bothering

Espressioni comuni: lay off someone, lay off me

smettere, lasciar perdere

Smettere di fare o usare qualcosa, spesso per un certo periodo.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: 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.)

Sinonimi: stop, quit, cut out

Espressioni comuni: lay off something, lay off sugar, lay off drinking

coprire una scommessa

Trasferire tutta o parte di una scommessa a un'altra agenzia per ridurre possibili perdite.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: lay off something with someone (The bookmaker laid off part of the bet with another bookmaker.)

Sinonimi: hedge

Espressioni comuni: lay off bets, lay off something

lisciare la vernice

Passare delicatamente il pennello sulla vernice bagnata per eliminare i segni e rendere liscia la superficie.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: lay off something with something (Lay off the wet paint with a dry brush.)

Sinonimi: smooth

Espressioni comuni: lay off paint, lay off something

tracciare una rotta

Segnare su una carta nautica il percorso previsto per una barca o una nave.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: lay off something on something (The navigator laid off a course on the chart.)

Sinonimi: plot, chart

Espressioni comuni: lay off courses, lay off something