LAY

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Traducere în limba română

lay¹ adjectiv

1. laic, secular, mirean, nebisericesc.

2. profan, neprofesional; amator.

lay² substantiv

1. cântec; baladă; elegie.

2. melodie.

3. cântecul păsărilor.

lay³ part. trec. de la lie² (I).

lay⁴ past. şi part. trec. laid I. verb A. tranzitiv

1. a pune, a aşeza, a culca, a întinde, a depune;

to lay smth. on the ground a pune ceva pe pământ;

to have nowhere to one's head a nu avea unde să-şi culce capul;

to lay a child to sleep a culca un copil;

to lay one's head on pillow a-şi aşeza capul pe pernă;

a bullet laid him low un glonte îl doborî;

to lay low an empire a nimici un imperiu;

to lay a country waste a pustii o ţară.

2. a agita, a stârni (praful, valurile etc.).

3. a culca la pământ, a doborî, a abate.

4. a pune, a aşeza (temelia); a aranja (cărămizile); a construi (o cale ferată); a pune, a întinde (un cablu); a turna (beton);

to lay the table / the cloth a pune / aranja masa; a pune faţă de masă;

to lay a carpet a pune / a întinde un covor;

to lay hands on a) a sfinţi, a hirotonisi (un episcop); b) a pune mâna pe, a acapara;

to lay hold of a apuca, a pune mâna pe.

5. a risipi;

to lay smb.'s fears a risipi temerile cuiva.

6. (despre găini etc.) a oua, a face (ouă).

7. a face (un pariu); a paria pe (o sumă); a pune (la bătaie) (o sumă, o miză);

to lay so much on a horse a paria / a miza atâta pe un cal;

to lay that a pune pariu că.

8. a supune (o chestiune, o cerere etc. în faţa cuiva); a expune (faptele);

he laid before me all the facts of the case mi-a relatat / mi-a expus toate faptele.

9. a impune (o sarcină, o obligaţie); a aplica (o amendă etc.);

the obligation laid upon him obligaţia ce-i revenea;

to lay a tax on smth. a pune un impozit pe ceva;

to lay an accusation against a îndrepta o acuzaţie împotriva;

to lay a crime to smb.'s charge a acuza pe cineva de crimă.

lay⁴ past. şi part. trec. laid I. verb B. reflexiv

to lay oneself out for a face pregătiri pentru.

lay⁴ past. şi part. trec. laid I. verb C. intranzitiv

(pop.) a sta, a şedea;

to lay in bed a sta culcat;

(mar.) to lay at anchor a fi ancorat.

lay⁴ II. substantiv

1. (tehn.) strat, cablaj; cablare.

2. (mar.) răsucire (a unei parâme).

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

They seemed greatly surprised to see so strange a company, and while the woman was busy laying the table the man asked: Where are you all going?

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, de L. Frank Baum)

Behind every steel-like contraction of a muscle, lay another steel-like contraction, and another, and another, apparently without end.

(White Fang, de Jack London)

But the greatest wonder that I heard of Mr. Creakle was, there being one boy in the school on whom he never ventured to lay a hand, and that boy being J.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

Within we were seated round the cane table, on which lay a sealed envelope.

(The Lost World, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Away went the horse full gallop; and before Hans knew what he was about, he was thrown off, and lay on his back by the road-side.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

One arm was under his head, the other lay on top of the blankets.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

Harkey lay at his feet, but he took no notice of him.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, de Jack London)

“I’ll lay you another thousand at that figure, Thornton. What d’ye say?”

(The Call of the Wild, de Jack London)

Then I laid a trap for him.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

It was a poor weapon, but perhaps the best that he could lay his hands on at the moment.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

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