lay off

despedir, prescindir de

Dejar de emplear a trabajadores porque no hay suficiente trabajo o dinero para mantener sus puestos.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

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

Sinónimos: make redundant, let go

Antónimos: hire

Expresiones frecuentes: lay off workers, lay off someone, lay off staff

dejar en paz

Dejar de molestar, criticar o burlarse de alguien.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

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

Sinónimos: leave alone, stop bothering

Expresiones frecuentes: lay off someone, lay off me

dejar, parar

Dejar de hacer o consumir algo, a menudo durante un tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se 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.)

Sinónimos: stop, quit, cut out

Expresiones frecuentes: lay off something, lay off sugar, lay off drinking

cubrir una apuesta

Pasar parte o toda una apuesta a otra empresa de apuestas para reducir posibles pérdidas.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

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

Sinónimos: hedge

Expresiones frecuentes: lay off bets, lay off something

alisar la pintura

Pasar suavemente el pincel por la pintura húmeda para borrar marcas y dejar la superficie lisa.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

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

Sinónimos: smooth

Expresiones frecuentes: lay off paint, lay off something

trazar un rumbo

Marcar en una carta náutica la ruta prevista de un barco.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

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

Sinónimos: plot, chart

Expresiones frecuentes: lay off courses, lay off something