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lie: I. intransitive verb II. transitive verb III. noun
lie: I. noun II. intransitive verb
lie: verb
lie: verb
lie about: intransitive verb
lie ahead: intransitive verb
lie back: intransitive verb
lie behind: intransitive verb
lie down: intransitive verb
lie in: intransitive verb
lie over: intransitive verb
lie round: intransitive verb
lie to: intransitive verb
lie up: intransitive verb
ˈlie de·tec·tor: noun
white ˈlie: noun
lie-in: verb
lie down: verb
lie in wait (for sb/sth): verb

I . lie¹ <-y-> [laɪ] VB intr

lie

lagati [se] [perf zlagati [se]]

to lie about sb/sth

lagati o kom/čem

to lie to sb

II . lie¹ <-y-> [laɪ] VB trans to lie one's way out of sth

lie

z lažmi se (iz)vleči iz česa

III . lie¹ [laɪ] N

lie

laž f

to be an outright lie

biti čista laž

to tell lies

lagati [se]

I . lie² [laɪ] N

1. lie no pl (position):

lie

lega f

lie

2. lie no pl (shape):

esp Brit Aus the lie of the land

splošno stanje terena

the lie of the land fig

the lie of the land fig

to find out the lie of the land

ugotoviti [or raziskati ] stanje terena

to find out the lie of the land fig

pozanimati se, kakšna je situacija

II . lie² <-y-, lay, lain> [laɪ] VB intr

1. lie (be horizontal, resting):

lie

to lie on one's back/in bed/on the ground

lažati na hrbtu/v postelji/na tleh

to lie awake/still

ležati buden/mirno

2. lie (be buried):

lie

lie

lie

3. lie (become horizontal):

lie

4. lie (be upon a surface):

lie

lie

biti

5. lie (be in a particular state):

to lie in wait

to lie in wait

to lie dying

6. lie (be situated):

lie

lie

to lie to the east/north of sth

ležati vzhodno/severno od česa

the river lies 40 km to the south of us

reka leži 40 km južno od nas

7. lie (weigh):

to lie heavily on sb's mind

težko ležati komu na duši

8. lie (be the responsibility of):

the choice/decision lies [only] with you

izbira/odločitev je odvisna samo od tebe

9. lie:

(be found) where do your interests lie?

kakšni so tvoji interesi?

our future lies in our children

naša prihodnost je v rokah naših otrok

to lie low

to lie low (avoid being noticed)

lie VB

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to lie in sb trans

biti v moči, pripadati k

lie VB

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lie (jur.)

priti v poštev

lie about VB, lie around VB intr

1. lie (be situated):

lie

ležati naokoli

2. lie (be lazy):

lie

postopati [naokoli]

lie

lie ahead VB intr

1. lie (in space, position):

to lie ahead [of sb]

ležati spredaj/pred kom

2. lie (in time):

lie

lie

lie back VB intr

1. lie (recline):

lie

2. lie (relax):

lie

dati vse štiri od sebe

lie behind VB intr

1. lie (be cause of):

to lie behind sth

skrivati se za čim

2. lie (be past):

to lie behind [sb]

lie down VB intr

lie

lie in VB intr Brit inf (stay in bed)

lie

lie over VB intr

lie (remain unfinished)

ostati nedokončan

lie (be adjourned)

lie (be adjourned)

lie round VB intr Brit

lie PHRVB lie about:

lie to VB intr NAUT

lie

(za)ustaviti se s premcem proti vetru

lie up VB intr

1. lie inf (be ill):

lie

lie

2. lie inf (be out of use):

lie car

stati

ˈlie de·tec·tor N

lie detector

detektor m laži

white ˈlie N

white lie

nedolžna laž f

white lie

laž f iz obzirnosti

lie-in VB

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lie-in intr

lie down VB

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lie down

lie in wait (for sb/sth) VB

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laying in wait trans

prežati v zasedi

Usage examples with lie

to lie low

whopping lie

let sleeping dogs lie prov

ne drezaj v osje gnezdo preg

to be [or lie] supine

to lie in wait

to tell a lie

to lie awake/still

ležati buden/mirno

to lie dying

to lie fallow

a blatant lie

the lie of the land fig

(be found) where do your interests lie?

kakšni so tvoji interesi?

to be an outright lie

biti čista laž

to lie on one's back

ležati na hrbtu

where does the blame lie?

kdo je odgovoren?

to lie on one's front

ležati na trebuhu

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English

Guests lie on their stomach on the toboggan style mat as they race to the finish line. en.wikipedia.org

His interest had begun to lie in portraiture and landscape. en.wikipedia.org

They either lie-and-wait as ambush predators, maybe covering themselves with sand or otherwise camouflaging themselves, or move actively over the bottom in search for food. en.wikipedia.org

Around them lie the silent husks of war: a submarine, a warplane, tracked transports, tent pegs, ships and shells some still waiting to explode. www.mcclatchydc.com

Other times, an individual will maintain their innocence despite the test results and ask to re-take the lie detector test. en.wikipedia.org

One of her personality quirks, for example, is that whenver she tries to lie, she faints. en.wikipedia.org

Having been looking around town for a victim all night without success, they decided to lie-in-wait for whoever might happen to step outside. en.wikipedia.org

These intensify less than a week later, forcing the infected to lie down, and producing stronger symptoms such as vascular, renal, hematological and neurological alterations. en.wikipedia.org

If it was a lie, then they are deducted one point. en.wikipedia.org

The prisoner had room to stand, but could not sit or kneel, let alone lie down. en.wikipedia.org

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