lie down in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for lie down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

lie down VB [Am laɪ -, Brit lʌɪ -] (v + adv)

lie-down [Am ˌlaɪˈdaʊn, Brit] N Brit inf no pl

Translations for lie down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.lie1 [Am laɪ, Brit lʌɪ] N

2. lie → land

II.lie1 <3rd pers sing pres lies, pres part lying, pt lay, pp lain> [Am laɪ, Brit lʌɪ] VB intr

See also land

I.land [Am lænd, Brit land] N Land of my Fathers (Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau)

I.lie2 [Am laɪ, Brit lʌɪ] N (untruth)

II.lie2 <3rd pers sing pres lies, pres part lying, pt & pp lied> [Am laɪ, Brit lʌɪ] VB intr (tell untruths)

I.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADV down often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back down, clamp down, tone down, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, clamp, tone, etc).

II.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] PREP

III.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADJ

IV.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N

See also fall down, cut down, burn down

fall down VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + adv)

I.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + adv) (make reductions)

I.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + adv)

down2 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N U

down3 <downs, pl> [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N esp Brit GEOG

lie down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lie down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

II.lie2 [laɪ] lay, lain N no pl Brit, Aus

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
They are designed adjustable backs for people to lie down, or sit up on, whilst relaxing.
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The lawyers must still be having a nice lie down after watching.
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They may lie down and stand erratically, paw the ground, or otherwise act out of sync with normal flock patterns.
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There are four useful heights used to evaluate appropriate tent height: lie down only, sit, kneel, stand.
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In the first 10 days, chicks mainly lie down on the nest substrate.
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He was prematurely bald at the top of his head, and had bushy black eyebrows that wouldn't lie down but stood up bristling.
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The lovers then lie down in the water, and both fall into a dream state.
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Smith ordered the hostages to lie down on the floor in a circle.
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Here one would lie down on a specially designed couch, the "lectus triclinaris".
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She would like to lie down on it herself.
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