lay off
lay off
posponer; despedir
lay off
v.- cesar | despedir
s.- cese | despido
layoff
cese | paro forzoso - terminación del empleo por parte de la compañía por cualquier razón distinta al despido justificado
lay off
<verbo transitivo separable>
1 [make redundant] despedir.
<verbo transitivo inseparable>
1 [leave in peace] dejar en paz.
2 [stop, give up]: to lay off
(doing something) dejar (de hacer algo).
lay off
(v.) = despedir.
Ex: I've been sitting here wondering how best to select the people to be laid off.
layoff
(n.) = despido.
Ex: The director amplified: 'The personal touch would probably take some sting out of the layoff, but if I did it this way I could avoid involved discussions'.