Sentence examples of "lay off" in English

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Last month, they had to lay off several hundred employees in the factory. Letzten Monat mussten sie in der Fabrik einige hundert Angestellte entlassen.

Suddenly, 100 workers were laid off. Plötzlich wurden 100 Arbeiter entlassen.

We've all been laid off. Wir sind alle entlassen worden.

Many workers were laid off at that plant. Viele Arbeiter in diesem Werk wurden entlassen.

Tom lay awake for a long time thinking about Mary. Tom lag lange wach und dachte an Maria.

Your remarks are off the point. Ihre Bemerkungen sind neben der Sache.

The whole town lay sleeping. Die ganze Stadt lag in tiefem Schlaf.

He's still sponging off his father. Er schnorrt immer noch bei seinem Vater.

Students of English often mix up the words 'lie' and 'lay'. Englischlernende verwechseln oft die Wörter 'lie' und 'lay'.

I went on sleeping because the alarm didn't go off. Ich habe weitergeschlafen, da der Wecker nicht geklingelt hat.

Salmon lay their eggs in fresh water. Der Lachs legt seine Eier im Süßwasser.

The police persuaded her not to jump off the bridge. Die Polizei überzeugte sie, nicht von der Brücke zu springen.

Please lay down your coat. Bitte lege deinen Mantel ab!

I put off writing for over a month. Ich habe das Schreiben auf über einen Monat hinausgeschoben.

The snow lay deep. Der Schnee lag hoch.

That plane will take off at five. Das Flugzeug wird um 5 Uhr abheben.

I'm going to lay aside that money for emergencies. Ich werde dieses Geld für Notfälle sparen.

The policeman was off duty. Der Polizist war nicht im Dienst.

He lay on a sofa, with his eyes closed. Er lag auf einem Sofa, die Augen geschlossen.

I took a paid day off yesterday. Ich nahm gestern einen bezahlten Urlaubstag.

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