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

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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.
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.
Tom lay awake almost all night thinking about Mary. Tom lag die ganze Nacht über wach und war in Gedanken bei Mary.
He can't take his eyes off her. Er kann seine Augen nicht von ihr abwenden.
A cat jumped onto the chair and lay motionless. Eine Katze sprang auf den Stuhl und blieb bewegungslos liegen.
They heard a gun go off in the distance. Sie hörten, wie in der Ferne ein Gewehr abgefeuert wurde.
Many people visited the shrine where the saint lay buried. Viele Menschen besuchten den Schrein, an dem der Heilige begraben lag.
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.
This hen does not lay eggs at all these days. Diese Henne legt in letzter Zeit überhaupt keine Eier.
A big car flew off the road today. Heute wurde ein großes Auto über den Straßenrand hinausgetragen.
Lay the napkin across your lap. Leg Dir eine Serviette auf deinen Schoß.
Keep off the grass. Betreten des Rasens verboten.
I lay on my bed. Ich liege auf meinem Bett.
The train ran off the tracks. Der Zug entgleiste.
She lay her head on my chest so she could listen to my heartbeat. Sie legte ihren Kopf auf meine Brust, um meinen Herzschlag zu hören.
Tom broke off his engagement to Mary. Tom löste seine Verlobung mit Mary auf.
The baby lay sleeping in the cradle. Das Kind lag schlafend in der Wiege.
I didn't turn off the light. Ich habe das Licht nicht ausgeschaltet.
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