Sentence examples of "lay off" in English

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I've been laid off. J'ai été licencié.
We've all been laid off. Nous avons tous été licenciés.
Suddenly, 100 workers were laid off. Soudain, 100 ouvriers furent licenciés.
General Motors laid off its 76,000 workers. General Motors a licencié 76 000 salariés.
You should really lay off that. It'll ruin your health. Tu devrais vraiment laisser tomber ça. Ça va ruiner ta santé.
Several people lay wounded. Plusieurs personnes gisaient blessées.
Brush off the dust from your shoes. Enlève la poussière de tes chaussures.
Fan letters lay in a heap on the desk. Des lettres d'admirateurs étaient posées en tas sur le bureau.
Get off at the next stop and take a bus headed to the airport. Descends au prochain arrêt et prends un bus à destination de l'aéroport.
Lay these books on my desk, if you don't mind. Posez ces livres sur mon bureau, si ça ne vous dérange pas.
He can't take his eyes off her. Il ne peut pas la quitter des yeux.
A dog jumped onto the chair and lay motionless for five minutes. Un chien sauta sur la chaise et resta immobile pendant cinq minutes.
They heard a gun go off in the distance. Ils entendirent un coup de feu partir au loin.
Many people visited the shrine where the saint lay buried. Plusieurs personnes visitèrent le sanctuaire où le saint était enterré.
The plane took off just now. L'avion vient juste de décoller.
The boy lay listening to the radio. Le garçon était allongé en train d'écouter la radio.
Police cordoned off the crime scene. La police délimita la scène de crime.
I lay on my bed. Je me suis allongé sur mon lit.
Make sure that the lights are turned off before you leave. Assurez-vous que les lumières sont éteintes avant de partir.
I lay a hand on his shoulder. Je pose la main sur son épaule.
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