- temporarily laid-off
- Trav. en chômage technique; temporairement mis à pied
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance. Jean-Daniel Katz. 2010.
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance. Jean-Daniel Katz. 2010.
laid-off — adjective having lost your job • Syn: ↑discharged, ↑dismissed, ↑fired, ↑pink slipped • Similar to: ↑unemployed * * * laid off «layd f», adjective. temporarily dismissed from work: »a quirky British fi … Useful english dictionary
laid off — Temporarily unemployed … A concise dictionary of English slang
laid — past tense and pp. of LAY (Cf. lay) (v.). Laid up injured, sick, originally was a nautical term (1769) describing a ship moored in harbor. Laid off temporarily unemployed is from 1916. Get laid have sex (with someone) attested from 1952, U.S.… … Etymology dictionary
off-the-job — /awf dheuh job , of /, adj. 1. done, received, or happening away from or while not at one s job: off the job research. 2. temporarily not employed: off the job union members. [1965 70] * * * off the job «AWFTH uh JOB, OF », adjective. 1. not on… … Useful english dictionary
off the top of my head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lay off — phrasal verb Word forms lay off : present tense I/you/we/they lay off he/she/it lays off present participle laying off past tense laid off past participle laid off 1) [transitive] to end someone s employment, especially temporarily, because there … English dictionary
lay off — I v To fire (temporarily). The company laid off 100 people this week. 1910s II v To quit. Hey, lay off bothering me! 1900s … Historical dictionary of American slang
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lay sb off — UK US lay sb off Phrasal Verb with lay({{}}/leɪ/ verb [T] (laid, laid) ► to stop employing someone, usually temporarily because there is not enough work to do: »Because of falling orders, the company has been forced to lay off several hundred… … Financial and business terms
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