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lay off workers

lay off workers (lé off workers)

Phrasal-verb Employment

Signification

to dismiss employees due to economic downturn

licencier des employés en raison d'une récession économique (licencier des employes en raison d'une recession economique)

Phrases d'exemple

"Several companies had to lay off workers during the recession."

"Plusieurs entreprises ont dû licencier des employés pendant la récession." (Plusieurs entreprises ont du licencier des employes pendant la recession.)

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to become familiar with or accustomed to something new

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to secretly hear someone’s conversation

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to remain committed to educational or personal objectives

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to become known accidentally; to escape from secrecy

give rise to

to cause or inspire the creation of new cultural customs