Usage examples of "laid off" in English with translation to German

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We've all been laid off. Wir sind alle entlassen worden.
Suddenly, 100 workers were laid off. Plötzlich wurden 100 Arbeiter entlassen.
Many workers were laid off at that plant. Viele Arbeiter in diesem Werk wurden entlassen.
Last month, they had to lay off several hundred employees in the factory. Letzten Monat mussten sie in der Fabrik einige hundert Angestellte entlassen.
Tom was laid off. Tom wurde entlassen.
He laid his head on the pillow. Er legte den Kopf auf das Kissen.
He can't take his eyes off her. Er kann seine Augen nicht von ihr abwenden.
It was Socrates who laid the foundation of logic. Es war Sokrates, der die Grundlagen der Logik gelegt hat.
They heard a gun go off in the distance. Sie hörten, wie in der Ferne ein Gewehr abgefeuert wurde.
My hens laid fewer eggs last year. Meine Hennen haben letztes Jahr weniger Eier gelegt.
It's ludicrous to continue business operations while selling off bit by bit the land on which your business depends. Es ist einfach lächerlich, seine Geschäfte weiterzuführen, während man schrittweise das Land verkauft, von dem diese Geschäfte abhängig sind.
Our hens laid a lot of eggs yesterday. Unsere Hennen haben gestern eine Menge Eier gelegt.
A big car flew off the road today. Heute wurde ein großes Auto über den Straßenrand hinausgetragen.
Nyotaimori is where food, like sashimi, is laid out on a naked woman. Nyotaimori ist, wenn Essen, wie z.B. Sashimi, auf eine nackte Frau gelegt wird.
Keep off the grass. Betreten des Rasens verboten.
She laid down the gun on the floor. Sie legte die Waffe auf den Boden.
The train ran off the tracks. Der Zug entgleiste.
She laid the magazine on the table. Sie legte die Zeitschrift auf den Tisch.
Tom broke off his engagement to Mary. Tom löste seine Verlobung mit Mary auf.
He laid aside a few dollars each week. Er legte jede Woche ein paar Dollar zur Seite.
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