lie in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lie in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

I.lie¹ <-y-> [laɪ] VB intr

lie

лъ̀жа

to lie about sth

лъжа за нщ

to lie through one's teeth

лъжа безсрамно

II.lie¹ <-y-> [laɪ] VB trans

to lie oneself out of sth

измъквам се от нщ с лъжи

III.lie¹ [laɪ] N

lie

лъжа̀ f

don't tell me lies!

не ме лъжи!

to be an outright lie

нщ е чиста [o. откровена] лъжа

to give the lie to sth

опровергавам нщ

to give the lie to sth

издавам лъжовността на нщ

I.lie² <lay, lain> [laɪ] VB intr

1. lie (be lying down):

lie person

лежа

to lie in bed

лежа в леглото

to lie on the ground

лежа на земята

to lie awake

лежа буден

to lie still

лежа неподвижно

2. lie (be positioned):

lie

разположен съм

lie

намирам се

to lie off the coast boat

движа се в близост до брега

to lie on the route to …

разположен съм на пътя към …

to lie to the east of …

намирам се на изток от …

to lie in ruins

разрушен съм

to lie in ruins

сравнен съм със земята

to lie in wait

чакам в засада

to let sth lie fallow AGR, BOT

оставям незасят

3. lie form (be buried):

lie

лежа

lie

погребан съм

4. lie (make a decision):

to lie with sb/sth (a responsibility of)

падам се на нкг/нщ

to lie with sb/sth (be the reason for sth)

дължа се на нкг/нщ

5. lie SPORTS:

lie

намирам се на

Phrases:

to see how the land lies

да видя какво е положението

II.lie² [laɪ] N no pl Brit, Aus

lie

разположение nt

lie

очертание nt

the lie of the land

положението на нещата

lie back VB intr

lie back

облягам се назад

lie down VB intr

lie down (act)

лягам

lie down (state)

лежа

to lie down on the job Am, Aus pej

не си давам зор да работя

to take sth lying down

приемам нщ безропотно

white lie N

white lie

невинна [o. благородна] лъжа

lie about VB intr

1. lie about (be somewhere):

lie about

търкалям се

lie about

захвърлен съм

2. lie about (be lazy):

lie about

мързелувам

lie about

безделнича

lie detector N

lie detector

детектор m на лъжата

lie in VB intr inf

lie in

излежавам се

lie over VB intr Am

lie over

изчаквам

lie over

отложен съм

lie up VB intr Brit

lie up

оставам на легло

lie up

укривам се

lie Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to lie due north of Oxford

намирам се право на север от Оксфорд

to lie flat on one's back

лежа изпънат по гръб

to lie off the coast boat

движа се в близост до брега

to lie on the route to …

разположен съм на пътя към …

to lie to the east of …

намирам се на изток от …

to lie down on the job Am, Aus pej

не си давам зор да работя

order from which no appeal shall lie

решение, неподлежащо на обжалване

there are hidden talents that lie dormant

дремят скрити таланти

lie on your back in the snow

лягай гърбом в снега

I'll lie down for a while

ще полегна малко

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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

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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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Around them lie the silent husks of war: a submarine, a warplane, tracked transports, tent pegs, ships and shells some still waiting to explode.

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Deep within her bowels lie the richest coal deposits in the island, untapped as yet.

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If it was a lie, then they are deducted one point.

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

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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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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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