underlay in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for underlay in the English»French Dictionary

I.underlay VB pt [Brit ʌndəˈleɪ, Am ˌəndərˈleɪ]

underlay → underlie

II.underlay N [Brit ˈʌndəleɪ, Am ˈəndərˌleɪ] CONSTR

underlay

thibaude f

III.underlay <pret, pp underlaid> VB trans [Brit ʌndəˈleɪ, Am ˌəndərˈleɪ]

to be underlaid by gravel, rock

avoir une sous-couche de

See also underlie

underlie <pres part underlying, prét underlay, pp underlain> [Brit ʌndəˈlʌɪ, Am ˌəndərˈlaɪ] VB trans

1. underlie lit rock topsoil:

underlie

être sous

2. underlie fig philosophy, theory principle, view, work:

underlie

sous-tendre

underlying these terms/beliefs is…

sous ces conditions/croyances il y a…

underlie <pres part underlying, prét underlay, pp underlain> [Brit ʌndəˈlʌɪ, Am ˌəndərˈlaɪ] VB trans

1. underlie lit rock topsoil:

underlie

être sous

2. underlie fig philosophy, theory principle, view, work:

underlie

sous-tendre

underlying these terms/beliefs is…

sous ces conditions/croyances il y a…

Translations for underlay in the French»English Dictionary

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thibaude

carpet underlay

sous-tendre fig

to underlie, to be behind

underlay in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for underlay in the English»French Dictionary

I.underlay [ˌʌndəˈleɪ, Am -dɚˈ-] VB

underlay pt of underlie

II.underlay [ˌʌndəˈleɪ, Am -dɚˈ-] N no pl Brit, Aus

underlay

thibaude f

See also underlie

underlie [ˌʌndəˈlaɪ, Am -dɚˈ-] irreg VB trans

underlie

sous-tendre

underlie [ˌʌndəˈlaɪ, Am -dɚˈ-] irreg VB trans

underlie

sous-tendre

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The soils are stony and are underlain with glacial till.

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In addition to this, in many places the mountains are underlain by red and white sandstone which has at times been used in building construction.

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The town is underlain mainly by sand and gravel, ground by the icesheets that covered the area until about 10,000 years ago.

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The coastal plain is underlaid by salt domes that are responsible for many of the oil traps in the region.

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This allowed beds in the car to either overlay or underlay the room in front of it.

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Soils underlain by loess tend to be excessively drained.

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Another type of felt paper is perforated for use in built up roofing and are not for use as a water-resistant underlay.

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The surface soils are underlain by a hard calcium carbonate caliche layer several inches thick.

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The diplomatic agent system was underlain by formal treaties to guard the border and return any stolen cattle from either side.

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The sandstone had a negative effect on farming because it underlay most of the available flat land at a very shallow depth.

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