■ lay off

■ lay off
■ lay off
A v. t. + prep.
1 smettere di; rinunciare a: to lay off smoking [wine], smettere di fumare [rinunciare al vino]
2 sospendere (q.) dal lavoro; lasciare a casa (fam.); mettere in cassa integrazione (in Italia); (USA) licenziare: A lot of people were laid off work, molte persone sono state lasciate a casa
3 (fam.) lasciare in pace, cessare di seccare, smettere di dare fastidio a (q.)
B v. i. + avv.
1 smettere di (fare qc.); smetterla; piantarla; smettere di lavorare; prendersi un po' di riposo: Lay off!, piantala (o piantatela)!
2 (naut.) stare (o dirigersi) al largo
3 (nella caccia) spostare la mira
C v. t. + avv.
1 lasciare a casa (operai, ecc.); mettere in cassa integrazione (in Italia); (USA) licenziare
2 (sport) lasciare (un giocatore) in panchina; escludere dalla formazione
3 (naut.) ancorare (una nave) al largo
4 (USA) mettere via, riporre (abiti, ecc.)
5 (fam. USA) prendere le misure di □ (fam.) to lay one's fingers (o hands) off sb. [st.], lasciare stare (o non toccare, togliere le zampe) da q. [qc.].

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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