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Detailed Translations for lay off from English to French

lay off:

to lay off verb (lays off, laid off, laying off)

  1. to lay off (dismiss; discharge; fire; )
    – dismiss, usually for economic reasons 1
    licencier; décharger; renvoyer; congédier; démettre
    • licencier verb (licencie, licencies, licencions, licenciez, )
    • décharger verb (décharge, décharges, déchargons, déchargez, )
    • renvoyer verb (renvoie, renvoies, renvoyons, renvoyez, )
    • congédier verb (congédie, congédies, congédions, congédiez, )
    • démettre verb (démets, démet, démettons, démettez, )
  2. to lay off (be discharged; discharge; dismiss; )
    licencier; congédier; débaucher; démettre; décharger; dégommer; mettre au rancart; jeter dehors; mettre sur le pavé
    • licencier verb (licencie, licencies, licencions, licenciez, )
    • congédier verb (congédie, congédies, congédions, congédiez, )
    • débaucher verb
    • démettre verb (démets, démet, démettons, démettez, )
    • décharger verb (décharge, décharges, déchargons, déchargez, )
    • dégommer verb (dégomme, dégommes, dégommons, dégommez, )
  3. to lay off (fend off; parry; keep off)
    écarter; repousser
    • écarter verb (écarte, écartes, écartons, écartez, )
    • repousser verb (repousse, repousses, repoussons, repoussez, )
  4. to lay off (turn away; divert; avert; )
    écarter; détourner
    • écarter verb (écarte, écartes, écartons, écartez, )
    • détourner verb (détourne, détournes, détournons, détournez, )

Conjugations for lay off:

present
  1. lay off
  2. lay off
  3. lays off
  4. lay off
  5. lay off
  6. lay off
simple past
  1. laid off
  2. laid off
  3. laid off
  4. laid off
  5. laid off
  6. laid off
present perfect
  1. have laid off
  2. have laid off
  3. has laid off
  4. have laid off
  5. have laid off
  6. have laid off
past continuous
  1. was laying off
  2. were laying off
  3. was laying off
  4. were laying off
  5. were laying off
  6. were laying off
future
  1. shall lay off
  2. will lay off
  3. will lay off
  4. shall lay off
  5. will lay off
  6. will lay off
continuous present
  1. am laying off
  2. are laying off
  3. is laying off
  4. are laying off
  5. are laying off
  6. are laying off
subjunctive
  1. be laid off
  2. be laid off
  3. be laid off
  4. be laid off
  5. be laid off
  6. be laid off
diverse
  1. lay off!
  2. let's lay off!
  3. laid off
  4. laying off
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for lay off:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
congédier be discharged; cast out; discharge; dismiss; drop; fire; lay off; release; sack; throw out discard; let free; let go
débaucher be discharged; cast out; discharge; dismiss; fire; lay off; sack; throw out
décharger be discharged; cast out; discharge; dismiss; drop; fire; lay off; release; sack; throw out air; bring down; clear; commit murder; discard; discharge; disgorge; drain; dump out; effuse; empty; empty out; expel; fire; fire a shot; fire at; flash; found innocent; fusillade; give vent to; kill; let off steam; lighten; murder; offload; pour out; put to the sword; remove; shoot; take down; thunder; unload; vent; work off
dégommer be discharged; cast out; discharge; dismiss; fire; lay off; sack; throw out
démettre be discharged; cast out; discharge; dismiss; drop; fire; lay off; release; sack; throw out deprive of; discard; oust; remove
détourner avert; divert; fend off; keep off; lay off; parry; turn away avert; divert; field; fob off with; foil; go back; not follow up; parry; return; swing; turn; turn around; veer; ward off
jeter dehors be discharged; cast out; discharge; dismiss; fire; lay off; sack; throw out cast out; throw out
licencier be discharged; cast out; discharge; dismiss; drop; fire; lay off; release; sack; throw out
mettre au rancart be discharged; cast out; discharge; dismiss; fire; lay off; sack; throw out
mettre sur le pavé be discharged; cast out; discharge; dismiss; fire; lay off; sack; throw out
renvoyer discharge; dismiss; drop; fire; lay off; release; sack adjourn; barter; be dismissed; be reflected; cast back; change; deter; direct; discharge; echo; exchange; file off; fob off with; frighten away; frighten off; march off; mirror; not follow up; pay back; postpone; put off; refer to; reflect; refund; remove; resound; return; reverberate; scare off; send; send back; sound; swap; switch; throw to; trade in
repousser fend off; keep off; lay off; parry abstain; alienate; avert; debar; decline; defend; denounce; deter; disapprove; disclaim; disown; evacuate; except; except from; exclude; fob off with; force back; frighten away; frighten off; hold off; keep away; keep off; keep out; move; move over; not follow up; object to; outvote; postpone; preclude; prevent; push; push away; push off; push up; put off; refuse; reject; remove; renounce; repudiate; resist; rule out; scare off; scorn; shove away; shut out; spurn; turn down; vote down
écarter avert; divert; fend off; keep off; lay off; parry; turn away break open; crack; defend; discard; evacuate; field; foil; hold off; ignore; keep away; keep off; keep out; parry; remove; resist; stretch; stretch gesture; tear open; ward off
- cease; discontinue; furlough; give up; quit; stop

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Antonyms for "lay off":


Related Definitions for "lay off":

  1. dismiss, usually for economic reasons1
  2. put an end to a state or an activity1

Wiktionary Translations for lay off:

lay off
verb
  1. to dismiss workers from employment
lay off

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