lay by in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for lay by in the English»Italian Dictionary

lay by VB [leɪ -] (lay by [sth], lay [sth] by)

lay by money, provisions:

lay by

mettere da parte

lay-by [Brit ˈleɪbʌɪ, Am ˈleɪ ˌbaɪ] N Brit MOTOR

lay-by

area f di sosta

Translations for lay by in the Italian»English Dictionary

area di sosta

lay-by Brit

area di sosta

lay-by Brit

piazzola di emergenza

emergency lay-by

piazzola

lay-by

Oratorio

In Italy there are thousands of these parish recreation centres (usually buildings with playgrounds and playing fields attached to Catholic parishes), where teenagers and younger children go after school to meet up, do different recreational activities (the usual games of football but also many other sports, drama, etc) and have religious education (learning the catechism), run by priests and their lay colleagues. Created by S. Giovanni Bosco, the founder of the Salesians in the mid-nineteenth century, to keep poor children away from immorality and crime, they have become a typical feature of the lives of young Italians from all social backgrounds.

Translations for lay by in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.lie¹ [Brit lʌɪ, Am laɪ] N

1. lie (position):

lie

disposizione f

lie

posizione f

2. lie:

lie (of animal)

covo m

lie (of animal)

tana f

(in golf) a good, bad lie

un bel, brutto lie

II.lie¹ <forma in -ing lying, pt lay, pp lain> [Brit lʌɪ, Am laɪ] VB intr

1. lie:

lie (in horizontal position) person, animal: (action)

stendersi, distendersi, sdraiarsi

lie person, animal: (state)

stare disteso, stare sdraiato, giacere

lie bottle, packet, pile:

giacere

don't lie on the grass

non stendersi sull'erba

he was lying on the bed

era disteso sul letto

she continued to lie there

è rimasta sdraiata là

to lie on one's back, front

stare disteso sulla schiena, sulla pancia

to lie flat

giacere lungo disteso or mettersi lungo disteso

to lie face down

stare a faccia in giù, mettersi a faccia in giù

the horse lay injured

il cavallo giaceva ferito

to lie awake at night

non riuscire a dormire la notte

to lie in bed all morning

restare a letto tutta la mattinata

don't lie in the sun too long

non stare disteso al sole per troppo tempo

lie still

stai giù

while her husband lay in hospital

mentre suo marito era all'ospedale

he lay dead

giaceva morto

the soldier lay dying

il soldato era moribondo

the body lay…

il corpo giaceva…

to lie in state

essere esposto pubblicamente

here lies John Brown

qui giace John Brown

2. lie (be situated):

lie

essere situato

lie

trovarsi

lie MATH point:

essere situato

to lie fifth or in fifth place

trovarsi al quinto posto

to lie in pieces, open

essere a pezzi, aperto

everything that lies in my way

tutto quello che si trova sulla mia strada

their unhappy past lay behind them

si erano lasciati alle spalle il loro infelice passato

your future lies in that direction

il vostro futuro è in quella direzione

that's where our future lies

il nostro futuro è là

to lie before sb life, career:

aprirsi a qn

to lie before sb unknown:

stare davanti a qn

what lies ahead?

cosa ci aspetta?

the toys lay all over the floor

i giochi erano sparsi sul pavimento

danger lies all around us

siamo circondati dal pericolo

3. lie (remain):

lie

restare

the boat had lain there for years

la nave era rimasta là per anni

his clothes lay where he'd left them

i suoi vestiti stavano dove li aveva lasciati

the newspaper lay unread

il giornale non era stato aperto

his meal lay untouched

non toccò cibo

to lie idle machine:

rimanere fermo or inattivo

to lie idle money:

rimanere capitale morto

to lie empty

rimanere vuoto

4. lie (can be found):

lie

stare

their interests lie elsewhere

i loro interessi stavano da un'altra parte

that's where the fault lay

ecco dove stava l'errore

to lie in cause, secret, success, talent, fault:

stare in

to lie in popularity, strength:

venire da

to lie in solution, cure:

consistere in

to lie in doing solution, cure:

consistere nel fare

to lie behind (be hidden)

stare nascosto dietro

to lie behind (instigate)

essere all'origine di

to lie at the heart, at the root of

essere al cuore di, alla radice di

my support lies with you

avete il mio sostegno

the responsibility lies with them

la responsabilità è loro

5. lie (as covering):

lie snow:

tenere

the snow lay thick

c'era uno spesso strato di neve

to lie over aura, atmosphere: place, gathering

aleggiare su

to lie upon burden, guilt: person

pesare su, incombere su

6. lie LAW:

an appeal that will not lie

un ricorso che non è ammissibile

no appeal lies against the action

non è ammissibile alcun ricorso contro l'azione legale

7. lie NAUT:

to be lying at anchor

essere or stare all'ancora

III.lie¹ [Brit lʌɪ, Am laɪ]

let the matter lie

lascia le cose come stanno

to lie in the hands of

essere nelle mani di or dipendere da

to lie low

non farsi vedere

to find out how the land lies

tastare il terreno

to lie in wait

stare in agguato or stare in attesa

to lie in wait for sb troops, ambushers:

tendere un agguato a qn

to lie in wait for sb reporter, attacker:

aspettare qn al varco

I.lay¹ [Brit leɪ, Am leɪ] N inf, pej

1. lay (sexual partner):

she's an easy lay

è una che ci sta or è una donna facile

she's a good lay

ci sa fare a letto

2. lay (sex act):

lay

chiavata f

lay

scopata f

II.lay¹ <pt/pp laid> [Brit leɪ, Am leɪ] VB trans

1. lay:

lay (place)

posare, porre, mettere

lay (spread out) rug, blanket, covering

stendere

lay (arrange)

collocare, disporre

lay (ceremonially, as offering) wreath

deporre

lay baby, patient

coricare, adagiare

lay the cards face down

posa le carte a faccia in giù

lay the blanket on the ground

stendi la coperta a terra

lay the slices of apple on top

disporre sopra le fettine di mela

she laid the baby in the cot

adagiò il bambino nella culla

to lay the newspaper on the table

posare il giornale sul tavolo

he laid his hand on my forehead

pose la mano sulla mia fronte

he laid his cheek against hers

appoggiò la guancia alla sua

to lay hands on sth (find) fig

mettere mano a qc

to lay hands on sb REL

imporre le mani su qn

2. lay (set for meal):

lay table

apparecchiare, mettere

lay cutlery, crockery

mettere in tavola

to lay the table for lunch

apparecchiare la tavola per il pranzo

to lay the table for four

apparecchiare la tavola per quattro or mettere in tavola quattro coperti

to lay the table with the best china

apparecchiare la tavola con il servizio migliore

to lay an extra place

aggiungere un coperto

3. lay (prepare):

lay fire, plan, trail

preparare

lay basis, foundation

gettare

lay trap

tendere

4. lay:

lay ENGINEER, AGR, MIL carpet, tiles, bricks, paving, turf, cable, mine, pipe

posare

lay railway, road, sewer

costruire

5. lay ZOOL:

lay egg

deporre

6. lay (attribute) fig:

lay charge, complaint

sporgere

lay accusation

muovere

lay curse, spell

gettare (on su)

to lay stress or emphasis on sth

porre l'accento su qc

to lay the blame for sth on sb

attribuire or addossare la colpa di qc a qn

7. lay (bet) (in horseracing):

lay money

puntare (on su)

8. lay (suppress) fig:

lay fears, doubts, suspicions

dissipare

lay rumour

mettere a tacere

9. lay (have sex with):

lay inf

scopare con

to get laid

farsi scopare

III.lay¹ <pt/pp laid> [Brit leɪ, Am leɪ] VB intr

1. lay:

lay AGR, ZOOL

deporre le uova

2. lay NAUT:

lay

gettare l'ancora (off al largo di; alongside lungo)

IV.lay¹ [Brit leɪ, Am leɪ]

to lay it on the line

parlare chiaro e tondo

to lay a finger or hand on sb (beat)

alzare un dito contro qn or mettere le mani addosso a qn

to lay a finger or hand on sb (touch)

toccare (con un dito)

lay² [Brit leɪ, Am leɪ] ADJ

1. lay helper, worker:

lay

non esperto, non specializzato

lay person

profano

lay opinion

l'opinione dei profani

2. lay REL:

lay preacher, member, reader

laico

lay brother, sister

converso, conversa

lay³ [Brit leɪ, Am leɪ] N LIT

lay

canto m

lay

lai m

lay⁴ [Brit leɪ, Am leɪ] VB pt

lay → lie II

I.lie² [Brit lʌɪ, Am laɪ] N (falsehood)

lie

bugia f

lie

menzogna f

it's all lies

sono solo menzogne

to tell a lie

dire una bugia

no I tell a lie

no mi sbaglio

to give the lie to sth, sb

smentire qc, qn

II.lie² <forma in -ing lying, pt/pp lied> [Brit lʌɪ, Am laɪ] VB trans

“No, ” I lied

“No, ” mentii

he lied his way into the job

ha avuto il posto a suon di menzogne

she'll lie her way out of trouble

se la caverà con le bugie

we lied our way past the guard

siamo passati abbindolando la guardia

III.lie² <forma in -ing lying, pt/pp lied> [Brit lʌɪ, Am laɪ] VB intr (tell falsehood)

lie

mentire (to sb a qn; about su, riguardo a)

he lied about her

ha mentito riguardo a lei

the camera never lies

la macchina fotografica non mente mai

IV.lie² [Brit lʌɪ, Am laɪ]

to live a lie

vivere nella menzogna

I.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] PREP

1. by (showing agent, result):

by

da

he was bitten by a snake

è stato morso da un serpente

the house was designed by an architect

la casa è stata disegnata da un architetto

a building destroyed by fire

un edificio distrutto dal fuoco

we were overwhelmed by the news

fummo sconvolti dalla notizia

any money paid by you will be reimbursed

vi sarà rimborsata l'intera somma da voi pagata

2. by (through the means of):

by

in, per, con

to travel by bus, train

viaggiare in autobus, in treno

by bicycle

in bicicletta

to pay by cheque

pagare con assegno

you can reach me by phone

può contattarmi per or tramite telefono

by working extra hours, he was able to earn more money

facendo dello straordinario, riuscì a guadagnare di più

by selling some valuables, she was able to raise some money

vendendo degli oggetti di valore, è riuscita a procurarsi un po' di denaro

to begin by saying that …

cominciare dicendo or col dire che …

by candlelight dine, read

a lume di candela

I know her by sight

la conosco di vista

I took him by the hand

l'ho preso per mano

he grabbed me by the hair

mi afferrò per i capelli

she was holding it by the handle

la teneva per il manico

he has two children by his first wife

ha due figli dalla prima moglie

3. by (according to, from evidence of):

by

secondo

by

a

by my watch it is three o'clock

al mio orologio sono le tre

I could tell by the look on her face that she was angry

si vedeva che era arrabbiata dall'espressione del suo volto

what did you understand by her remarks?

che cosa hai capito delle sue osservazioni?

I knew him by his walk

l'ho riconosciuto dalla sua andatura

it's all right by me

per me va bene

4. by (via, passing through):

by

attraverso, per, tramite, da

we entered by the back door

siamo entrati dalla porta di servizio

we'll get there quicker if we go by Birmingham

ci arriveremo più velocemente se passeremo da Birmingham

we travelled to Rome by Venice and Florence

siamo andati a Roma via Venezia e Firenze

5. by (near, beside):

by

presso, vicino a, accanto a

by the bed, the window

accanto al letto, alla finestra

by the sea

in riva al mare

come and sit by me

vieni a sederti accanto a me

6. by (past):

to go or passò by sb

passare davanti or accanto a qn

she walked by me

pass davanti a me

they passed us by in their car

ci sono passati davanti in macchina

please let us get by

per favore, lasciateci passare

7. by (showing authorship):

by

di

a film by Stanley Kubrik

un film di Stanley Kubrik

a novel by Virginia Woolf

un romanzo di Virginia Woolf

who is it by?

di chi è?

8. by (before, not later than):

by

per

by

entro

it must be done by four o'clock, next Thursday

deve essere fatto entro or per le quattro, entro or per giovedì prossimo

by this time next week

la prossima settimana a quest'ora or di qui a una settimana

by the time she had got downstairs he was gone

quando scese era già uscito

he ought to be here by now

ormai or a quest'ora dovrebbe essere qui

by now it was clear that they were going to win

era ormai chiaro che avrebbero vinto

but by then it was too late

ma ormai era troppo tardi

9. by (during):

by day as well as by night

sia di giorno che di notte

by daylight

di giorno or alla luce del giorno

by moonlight

al chiaro di luna

10. by (according to):

forbidden by law

proibito per legge

to play by the rules

giocare secondo le regole

it seems primitive by western standards

sembra primitivo per gli standard occidentali

11. by (to the extent or degree of):

by

di

prices have risen by 20%

i prezzi sono aumentati del 20%

he's taller than me by two centimetres

è due centimetri più alto di me or è più alto di me di due centimetri

by far

è di gran lunga

she is by far the cleverest, the youngest

di gran lunga la più intelligente, la più giovane

it's better by far

è di gran lunga migliore

12. by (in measurements):

by

per

a room 20 metres by 10 metres

una stanza di 20 metri per 10

13. by MATH (in multiplication, division):

by

per

10 multiplied by 5 is 50

10 moltiplicato per 5 fa 50

14. by (showing rate, quantity):

by

a

to be paid by the hour

essere pagato a ore

by the dozen

a dozzine

15. by (in successive degrees, units):

little by little

poco a poco

day by day

giorno per or dopo giorno or di giorno in giorno

one by one

uno a uno or uno alla volta

16. by (with regard to):

by

di

he is an architect by profession or trade

di professione fa l'architetto

by birth

di nascita

17. by (as a result of):

by

per

by mistake

per errore

by chance

per caso, casualmente

18. by (used with reflexive pronouns):

he did it all by himself

l'ha fatto tutto da solo

she was sitting by herself

era seduta in disparte

19. by (in promises, oaths):

by God, I could kill him!

per Dio, potrei ucciderlo!

I swear by heaven

in nome del cielo

20. by NAUT (in compass directions):

south by south-west

sud-sud-ovest

II.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] ADV

1. by (past):

to go by

passare

the people walking by

la gente che passa or i passanti

he walked on by without stopping

passò senza fermarsi

a lot of time has gone by since then

molto tempo è passato da allora

as time goes by

col (passare del) tempo

2. by (near):

by

vicino

by

accanto

he lives close by

abita vicino

3. by (aside, in reserve):

to put money by

mettere da parte i soldi

4. by (to one's house):

come by for a drink

passa a bere qualcosa

she called by during the week

è passata in settimana

III.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] ADJ attrib. rare

by

secondario

by

indiretto

by effect

effetto secondario

IV.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ]

by and by (in past)

di lì a poco

by and by (in future)

presto or fra breve or tra poco

by the by or by the bye

incidentalmente or a proposito

but that's by the by

ma questo c'entra poco

by and large

nell'insieme, nel complesso

lay by in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lay by in the English»Italian Dictionary

lay by VB trans

lay by

mettere da parte

Translations for lay by in the English»Italian Dictionary

to put [or lay] sth by

mettere qc da parte

Translations for lay by in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.by [baɪ] PREP

1. by (near):

by

vicino a

close [or near] by …

vicino a …

to be/stand by …

essere/stare vicino a …

by the sea

sul mare

2. by (at):

by

presso

to remain by sb for two days

restare presso qu per due giorni

3. by (during):

by day/night

durante il giorno/la notte

by moonlight

al chiaro di luna

4. by (at the latest time):

by

entro

by tomorrow/midnight

entro domani/la mezzanotte

by now [or then]

ormai

5. by (cause):

by

da

a novel by Joyce

un romanzo di Joyce

to be killed by sth/sb

essere uccisio da qc/qu

surrounded by dogs

circondato da cani

6. by (through means of):

by train/plane/bus

in treno/aereo/autobus

made by hand

fatto a mano

to hold sb by the arm

tenere qu per il braccio

by doing sth

facendo qc

7. by (through):

by chance/mistake

per caso/sbaglio

8. by (under):

to call sb/sth by their/its name

chiamare qu/qc per nome

what does he mean by that?

che cosa vuol dire con ciò?

9. by (alone):

to be by oneself

stare da solo

to do sth by oneself

fare qc da solo

10. by (as promise to):

to swear by God/sth

giurare su Dio/qc

11. by (in measurement, arithmetic):

to buy by the kilo/dozen

comprare a chili/dozzine

to divide by 6

dividere per 6

to increase by 10%

aumentare del 10%

to multiply by 4

moltiplicare per 4

paid by the hour/day

pagato a ore/a giornata

4 feet by 6

4 piedi per 6

one by one

uno a uno

12. by (from the perspective of):

to judge by appearances

giudicare dalle apparenze

all right by me inf

per me, va bene

II.by [baɪ] ADV

1. by (aside):

by

vicino

to put [or lay] sth by

mettere qc da parte

2. by (in a while):

by and by

fra poco

3. by (past):

to go/pass by

passare

Phrases:

by and large

in generale

I.lie¹ <-y-> [laɪ] VB intr

lie

mentire

to lie about sth

mentire su qc

II.lie¹ <-y-> [laɪ] VB trans

to lie oneself out of sth

tirarsi fuori da qc mentendo

III.lie¹ [laɪ] N

lie

menzogna f

lie

bugia f

to be an outright lie

essere tutta una menzogna

to live a lie

vivere nella menzogna

don't tell me lies!

non mentirmi!

I.lay¹ [leɪ] N

1. lay (situation):

lay

situazione f

the lay of the land

la configurazione del terreno

the lay of the land fig

il panorama attuale

2. lay vulg:

to be a good lay

saperci fare a letto

II.lay¹ <laid, laid> [leɪ] VB trans

1. lay (place):

lay

porre

to lay sth on/over sth

porre qc su/sopra qc

to lay sth flat

stendere qc

to lay stress on sth

enfatizzare qc

to lay the blame on sb

addossare la colpa a qu

2. lay (install):

lay

mettere

to lay the foundations for sth a. fig

gettare le fondamenta di qc

3. lay (prepare):

lay

allestire

to lay a plan

preparare un piano

4. lay egg:

lay

deporre

5. lay vulg (have sex with):

lay

scopare

6. lay (gamble):

lay

puntare

to lay an amount on sth

puntare una cifra su qc

7. lay (state):

lay

presentare

to lay sth before sb

mettere qc di fronte a qu

to lay one's case before sb/sth

presentare il proprio caso a qu/qc

to lay a charge against sb

muovere una accusa contro qu

to lay claim to sth

reclamare qc

III.lay¹ <laid, laid> [leɪ] VB intr

lay

deporre le uova

lay² [leɪ] ADJ

1. lay (not professional):

lay

non specializzato, -a

in lay terms

in parole povere

2. lay REL:

lay

laico, -a

lay³ [leɪ] VB

lay pt of lie

I.lie² <lay, lain> [laɪ] VB intr

1. lie (be lying down):

lie person

giacere

lie person

stare disteso

to lie in bed

giacere a letto

to lie on the ground

giacere a terra

to lie awake

stare a letto sveglio

to lie still

giacere immobile

2. lie (be positioned):

lie

trovarsi

to lie off the coast boat

trovarsi al largo

to lie on the route to …

trovarsi sulla strada per …

to lie to the east of …

essere situato a est di …

to lie in ruins

essere in rovina

to lie in wait

stare in attesa

3. lie form (be buried):

lie

giacere

4. lie:

to lie with sb/sth (be responsibility of)

spettare a qu/qc

to lie with sb/sth (be the reason for sth)

essere colpa di qu/qc

5. lie SPORTS:

lie

posizionarsi

II.lie² [laɪ] N

lie

posizione f