| Subject | English | French |
| lab.law. | accident entailing time off work | accident chômé |
| gen. | be off from work | s'absenter de son travail |
| lab.law. | to be off work | s'absenter |
| gen. | it will take several days to finish off the work | les travaux de finition prendront plusieurs jours |
| humor. | I've decided to lead you astray, you're staying off work today | j'ai décidé de te dévergonder, tu ne vas pas travailler aujourd'hui |
| comp., MS | Off Work | Absente du bureau (An item on the user's My Status drop-down menu. This is a status the user can select to say that he or she is not working right now, but is on personal time) |
| comp., MS | Off Work | Absent du bureau (An item on the user's My Status drop-down menu. This is a status the user can select to say that he or she is not working right now, but is on personal time) |
| gen. | off-farm work | travail extra-agricole |
| gen. | off-farm work | emploi extra-agricole |
| lab.law. | to stay off work | s'absenter |
| gen. | take somebody on to take some of the pressure of work off you | prends un collaborateur pour te soulager |