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lie: I. intransitive verb II. noun
lie: intransitive verb
lie around: intransitive verb
lie back: intransitive verb
lie down: intransitive verb
lie up: intransitive verb
lie detector: noun

I . lie¹ <-y-> [laɪ] VB intr

lie

to lie to sb (about sth)

mentir a alguém (sobre a. c.)

II . lie¹ [laɪ] N

lie

mentira f

to be an outright lie

ser uma mentira deslavada

to tell lies

contar mentiras

lie² <lay, lain> [laɪ] VB intr

1. lie person form:

lie (be lying down)

lie (be buried)

jazer

2. lie (be positioned):

lie

lie around VB intr

1. lie around (be somewhere):

lie around

deixar jogado [or espalhado]

2. lie around (be lazy):

lie around

ficar à toa

lie back VB intr

lie back

she lay back on her pillow

ela recostou-se no travesseiro

lie down VB intr

lie down (act)

lie down (state)

lie up VB intr Brit

lie up

lie detector N

lie detector

detector m de mentiras

Usage examples with lie

white lie

mentira inocente

to lie in state

estar exposto em câmara-ardente

that's a dirty lie!

que mentira torpe!

to lie down

lie down on your back

deitar-se de costas

to be an outright lie

ser uma mentira deslavada

to lie in wait for sb

ficar de tocaia f à espera de alguém

to lie to sb (about sth)

mentir a alguém (sobre a. c.)

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English

These intensify less than a week later, forcing the infected to lie down, and producing stronger symptoms such as vascular, renal, hematological and neurological alterations. en.wikipedia.org

One pair each of cerebral and pleural ganglia lie close to the oesophagus, and effectively form the animal's brain. en.wikipedia.org

The prisoner had room to stand, but could not sit or kneel, let alone lie down. en.wikipedia.org

Through this he developed an early version of the lie detector. en.wikipedia.org

Having been looking around town for a victim all night without success, they decided to lie-in-wait for whoever might happen to step outside. en.wikipedia.org

People who have seen it believe that the waxen figure behind the glass is no more than a representation, and that the real remains lie in a crypt underneath. opinion.inquirer.net

Both were designed hilt heavy, to lie in the hand, to prevent dropping the stiletto. en.wikipedia.org

They tend to stay in one place and wait for prey; they are lie-in-wait predators. en.wikipedia.org

Other times, an individual will maintain their innocence despite the test results and ask to re-take the lie detector test. en.wikipedia.org

He is later forced to repeatedly lie to her parents at breakfast the following morning. en.wikipedia.org

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