lie back in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for lie back in the English»French Dictionary

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>:

3. lie (be situated) (gen):

lie MATH point:

See also wait, land

I.wait [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt] N

1. wait (remain patiently):

tu vas voir! inf
wait for it! MIL

I.land [Brit land, Am lænd] N

1. back:

back ANAT, ZOOL
dos m
to turn one's back on sb/sth lit, fig
to do sth behind sb's back lit, fig
get off my back inf!

II.back [Brit bak, Am bæk] ADJ

III.back [Brit bak, Am bæk] ADV

See also wall, scratch, own, hand, duck, beyond, answer

wall [Brit wɔːl, Am wɔl] N

I.scratch [Brit skratʃ, Am skrætʃ] N

II.scratch [Brit skratʃ, Am skrætʃ] ADJ

III.scratch [Brit skratʃ, Am skrætʃ] VB trans

IV.scratch [Brit skratʃ, Am skrætʃ] VB intr

I.own [Brit əʊn, Am oʊn] ADJ (belonging to particular person, group etc)

II.own [Brit əʊn, Am oʊn] PRON

I.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] N

1. hand ANAT:

hands off inf!
pas touche! inf
hands off inf!

7. hand (possession):

I.duck [Brit dʌk, Am dək] N

I.beyond [bɪˈjɒnd] PREP Beyond is often used with a noun to produce expressions like beyond doubt, beyond a joke, beyond the grasp of, beyond the bounds of etc. For translations of these and similar expressions where beyond means outside the range of, consult the appropriate noun entry (doubt, joke, grasp, bound, etc.). See also I. 3. below.

I.answer [Brit ˈɑːnsə, Am ˈænsər] N

II.answer [Brit ˈɑːnsə, Am ˈænsər] VB trans

III.answer [Brit ˈɑːnsə, Am ˈænsər] VB intr

lie back in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lie back in the English»French Dictionary

II.lie2 [laɪ] N no pl Brit, Aus

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The cephalic shield of most species in this superfamily has two hind lobes that lie back on the front of the shell.
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Hold a dumbbell in each hand and lie back on a flat bench with the weights at shoulder level.
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They lie back on the bed looking at one another before being interrupted by the arrival of room service.
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I put aside at least one day every week to lie back and chill.
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It has four or five reflexed sepals in shades of pink, lavender, or white which lie back against the body of the flower.
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They decided not to exercise and compromise on eating, drinking or smoking but, to take supplements of fish oil and lie back.
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In the real world people need to be able to sit down, not just lie back.
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But she would soon tire and lie back down.
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Or maybe she just wanted an excuse to lie back on the chair thing and get a moment's rest.
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It has five reflexed sepals in shades of pink, lavender, or white which lie back against the body of the flower.
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