Translations for „lies“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

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

lagati komu

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

položaj m

2. lie no pl (shape):

esp Brit Aus the lie of the land

splošno stanje terena

the lie of the land fig

situacija

the lie of the land fig

razmere

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

ležati

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

ležati

lie

počivati

lie

biti pokopan

3. lie (become horizontal):

lie

uleči se

4. lie (be upon a surface):

lie

ležati

lie

biti

5. lie (be in a particular state):

to lie in wait

biti na preži

to lie in wait

čakati

to lie dying

umirati

6. lie (be situated):

lie

ležati

lie

nahajati se

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

skri(va)ti se

to lie low (avoid being noticed)

pritajiti se

lie about VB, lie around VB intr

1. lie (be situated):

lie

ležati naokoli

2. lie (be lazy):

lie

postopati [naokoli]

lie

lenariti

lie ahead VB intr

1. lie (in space, position):

to lie ahead [of sb]

ležati spredaj/pred kom

2. lie (in time):

lie

čakati

lie

obetati se

lie back VB intr

1. lie (recline):

lie

zlekniti se

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]

biti za kom

lie down VB intr

lie

uleči se

lie in VB intr Brit inf (stay in bed)

lie

poležati

lie over VB intr

lie (remain unfinished)

ostati nedokončan

lie (be adjourned)

biti preložen

lie (be adjourned)

počakati

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

ležati

lie

počivati

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 VB

User Entry

to lie in sb trans

biti v moči, pripadati k

lie VB

User Entry

lie (jur.)

priti v poštev

lie-in VB

User Entry

lie-in intr

poležavati

lie down VB

User Entry

lie down

zlekniti se

lie in wait (for sb/sth) VB

User Entry

laying in wait trans

prežati v zasedi

Usage examples with lies

to tell thumping lies

debelo lagati

to tell lies

lagati [se]

to see how the land lies

videti, kako stvari stojijo

the choice/decision lies [only] with you

izbira/odločitev je odvisna samo od tebe

our future lies in our children

naša prihodnost je v rokah naših otrok

Canberra lies to the south of Sydney

Canberra leži južno od Sydneyja

the fault lies with sb/sth

krivda je pri kom/čem

the river lies 40 km to the south of us

reka leži 40 km južno od nas

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The essence of the effect of bifurcation memory (BM) lies in the appearance of a special type of transition process.

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Charitably, those claims could be called "misinformed", but more likely, they were lies.

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This bareness hardly prepares us for the vibrant, colourful view that lies in the distance.

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People tend to take her side, even through her lies, in large part because of how she conducts herself in confrontational situations.

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The village lies on the gault clay, where springs well up just south of a gentle gravelly ridge.

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The society aimed to aid and assist in this righteous cause as far as lies within our power...

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As the fibers arch across the pyramid, they enclose a small nucleus which lies in front of and medial to the pyramid.

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One critical factor in achieving that precision lies in how general relativistic effects are determined and measured.

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A human skull lies by his right foot.

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The toad is an inconspicuous animal as it usually lies hidden during the day.

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