lied in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for lied in the English»Italian Dictionary

lied <pl lieder> [Brit liːd, liːt, Am ˈlid] N (song)

lied

lied m

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.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.lie about VB [lʌɪ -] VB [lʌɪ -] (lie around)

lie about lie around person:

bighellonare

lie about lie around object:

essere sparso qua e là

to leave sth lying around

lasciare qc in giro

II.lie about VB [lʌɪ -] VB [lʌɪ -] (lie around [sth])

lie about house:

lie about lie around

bighellonare per

lie detector [Brit, Am ˈlaɪ dəˌtɛktər] N

1. lie detector:

lie detector

macchina f della verità

2. lie detector before n evidence, printout, test:

lie-detector

della macchina della verità

lie to VB [lʌɪ -]

1. lie to NAUT (be hove to):

lie to

essere alla cappa

2. lie to (be at anchor):

lie to

essere all'ancora

lie up VB [lʌɪ -]

1. lie up (stay in bed):

lie up

stare a letto

2. lie up (hide):

lie up

nascondersi

lie-down [Brit, Am ˌlaɪˈdaʊn] N

to have a lie-down

farsi un sonnellino

lie off VB [lʌɪ -] NAUT

lie off ship:

stare al largo

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Translations for lied in the English»Italian Dictionary

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.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

lie down VB intr

1. lie down (act):

lie down

sdraiarsi

2. lie down inf (do nothing):

to lie down on the job

prendersela comoda al lavoro

to take sth lying down

accettare qc senza protestare

white lie N

white lie

piccola bugia f

lie back VB intr

lie back

appoggiarsi (all'indietro)

lie to VB intr NAUT

lie to

essere alla cappa

lie detector N

lie detector

macchina f della verità

lie around VB intr

1. lie around (be somewhere):

lie around

essere in giro

2. lie around (be lazy):

lie around

bighellonare

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fandonia

lie

frottola

lie

lied Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to let a field lie fallow

tenere il campo a maggese

to be an outright lie

essere tutta una menzogna

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 down on the job

prendersela comoda al lavoro

to lie flat on one's back

stare a pancia in su

to lie prone on the floor/table

essere steso a faccia in giù sul pavimento/tavolo

to lie in wait for sb

appostare qu

to lie heavily on one's stomach

pesare sullo stomaco

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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My positions have been lied about and misrepresented in so many ways.

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Filled with the desire to ride on a police car, she once even lied that she was lost.

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He didn't simply provide a layer of sound but rather built and created the foundation for each lied.

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The main feature lied in adding a color filter to photos.

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According to the drummer, his ex-wife slept with his best friend, lied to him for several years and bilked him for money.

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She explains that his stepfather lied to her about work and that they're divorcing.

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Or, suppose the person lied about their address for some reason.

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The guards start to interrogate her about her visit, and accuse her of sneaking in without an appointment, which she lied to them about.

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She only lied about the warrant "after" he attempted suicide, because he could no longer testify within the time frame demanded by the court.

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After placing first, he lied about his marriage and became the emperors new son-in-law.

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