lay in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for lay in the English»French Dictionary

lay → lie

II.lay [Brit leɪ, Am leɪ] N

III.lay [Brit leɪ, Am leɪ] ADJ

IV.lay <pret, pp laid> [Brit leɪ, Am leɪ] VB trans

1. lay lit:

lay (place)
lay (arrange)
to lay hands on sth (find) fig
to lay hands on sb REL

V.lay <pret, pp laid> [Brit leɪ, Am leɪ] VB intr

See also lie, layperson

I.lie [Brit lʌɪ, Am laɪ] N

II.lie <pres part lying; pret, pp lied> [Brit lʌɪ, Am laɪ] VB trans

2. lie < pres part lying; prét lay; pp lain; also for senses 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8>:

he lay dead
the body lay…

3. lie (be situated) (gen):

lie MATH point:

I.lay out VB [Brit leɪ -, Am leɪ -] (lay [sth] out, lay out [sth])

II.lay out VB [Brit leɪ -, Am leɪ -] (lay out [sb], lay [sb] out)

I.lay up VB [Brit leɪ -, Am leɪ -] (lay up [sth], lay [sth] up)

II.lay up VB [Brit leɪ -, Am leɪ -] (lay [sb] up) (confine to bed)

I.lay open VB [Brit leɪ -, Am leɪ -] (lay [sth] open)

lay-off [Brit ˈleɪɒf, Am ˈleɪˌɔf] N

I.lay down VB [Brit leɪ -, Am leɪ -] (lay down [sth], lay [sth] down)

I.lay into VB [Brit leɪ -, Am leɪ -] (lay into [sb])

I.lay before VB [Brit leɪ -, Am leɪ -] (lay [sth] before sb)

lay in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lay in the English»French Dictionary

See also lie2, lie1

II.lie2 [laɪ] N no pl Brit, Aus

lay Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

not to lay a finger on sb
to lay out a lot of money
how many places do I lay?
to lay it on a bit thick
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Lay-offs were avoided, but some employees took out early retirement and there was a recruitment stop.
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