French English Dictionary

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mettre à pied in English:

1. lay off lay off


we’ve had to lay off about 30 people
Most of the workers were laid off after the fire. I’m tired, I’d rather lay off for a while.

English word "mettre à pied"(lay off) occurs in sets:

Vocab de travail

2. to axe to axe


My company is making budget cuts and is going to have to axe several staff.

English word "mettre à pied"(to axe) occurs in sets:

CAE 501 - 525