underlay in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for underlay in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.underlay¹ N [Brit ˈʌndəleɪ, Am ˈəndərˌleɪ]

underlay

sottostrato m

II.underlay¹ <pt/pp underlaid> VB trans [Brit ʌndəˈleɪ, Am ˌəndərˈleɪ]

to be underlaid by gravel, rock

avere un sottostrato di

underlay² [Brit ʌndəˈleɪ, Am ˌəndərˈleɪ] VB pt

underlay → underlie

See also underlie

underlie <forma in -ing underlying, pt underlay, pp underlain> [Brit ʌndəˈlʌɪ, Am ˌəndərˈlaɪ] VB trans

1. underlie rock topsoil:

underlie

essere (posto) sotto

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

underlie

essere alla base di

underlying these terms, beliefs is…

alla base di queste condizioni, convinzioni c'è…

underlie <forma in -ing underlying, pt underlay, pp underlain> [Brit ʌndəˈlʌɪ, Am ˌəndərˈlaɪ] VB trans

1. underlie rock topsoil:

underlie

essere (posto) sotto

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

underlie

essere alla base di

underlying these terms, beliefs is…

alla base di queste condizioni, convinzioni c'è…

Translations for underlay in the Italian»English Dictionary

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sottostrato

underlay

taccheggiare

to underlay

tacco

underlay

essere alla base di qc

to be or lie at the bottom of sth, to underlie sth

underlay in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for underlay in the English»Italian Dictionary

underlay [ˌʌn·dɚ·ˈleɪ] VB trans

underlay pt of underlie

underlie [ˌʌn·dɚ·ˈlaɪ] irreg VB trans

to underlie sth

stare alla base di qc

underlay Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to underlie sth

stare alla base di qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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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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Some of these beds are underlain by greenstone, an altered volcanic rock that becomes less weathered with depth.

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A self-leveling underlay is a cement-like product that can be pumped in liquid form onto the floor in order to create a level floor.

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The area is underlain by unconsolidated beds of sand, clay and gravel.

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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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The area is underlaid with limestone and also has karst topography, forming caves throughout the valley.

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

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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 kind of forest occurs on diabase soil with an underlay of dense plastic clay; such terrain is commonly called shrink-swell soil.

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