lie in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for lie in the English»French Dictionary

I.lie [Brit lʌɪ, Am laɪ] N

II.lie <pres part lying; pret, pp lied> [Brit lʌɪ, Am laɪ] VB trans

2. lie < pres part lying; prét lay; pp lain; also for senses 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8>:

lie (state)
to lie flat
lie still
to lie in state

3. lie (be situated) (gen):

lie
lie MATH point:

See also wait, land

I.wait [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt] N

1. wait (remain patiently):

tu vas voir! inf
wait for it! MIL

I.land [Brit land, Am lænd] N

lie-in [Brit ˈlʌɪɪn, Am ˈlaɪɪn] N

lie off VB [Brit lʌɪ -, Am laɪ -] NAUT

lie-down [Brit, Am ˌlaɪˈdaʊn] N

I.lie around VB [Brit lʌɪ -, Am laɪ -] (lie around)

II.lie around VB [Brit lʌɪ -, Am laɪ -] (lie around [sth])

lie in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lie in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

II.lie1 <-y-> [laɪ] VB trans

lie2 <-y-, lay, lain> [laɪ] VB intr

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
a whopping lie

Translations for lie in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

British English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Guests lie on their stomach on the toboggan style mat as they race to the finish line.
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They tend to stay in one place and wait for prey; they are lie-in-wait predators.
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However, they are also extremely efficient, lie-in-wait, ambush predators, feeding mostly on the sorts of invertebrates commonly found in warm backwaters.
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Other times, an individual will maintain their innocence despite the test results and ask to re-take the lie detector test.
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Deep within her bowels lie the richest coal deposits in the island, untapped as yet.
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One of her personality quirks, for example, is that whenver she tries to lie, she faints.
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Beyond super leaving groups in reactivity lie the hyper leaving groups.
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This usually required the diver to lie down to fit the harness, and if the cylinders were large, to be assisted to a standing position.
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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.
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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.
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