lie [laɪ]
lie
∗lie [laɪ]
sustantivo
1mentira (f)
- to tell a lie -> decir una mentira, mentir
- to give the lie to something -> desmentir algo
- lie detector -> detector (m) de mentiras
verbo intransitivo
2mentir
- to lie through one's teeth -> mentir descaradamente
sustantivo
también:
- the lie of the land -> el estado de las cosas (in politics, business)
verbo intransitivo (pt lay [le?], pp lain [le?n])
1estar tumbado(a) or acostado(a) (person, animal) (be still); tumbarse, acostarse (get down)
- here lies? -> aquí yace? (on gravestone)
- to lie in bed -> estar en la cama
- I lay awake all night -> permanecí despierto toda la noche
- to lie in wait for somebody -> permanecer or estar a la espera de alguien
- to lie low (sentido figurado) -> permanecer en un segundo plano
2estar (object)
- a vast plain lay before us -> ante nosotros se extendía una vasta llanura
- to lie in ruins -> quedar en ruinas; (building) quedar arruinado(a) (career, hopes)
- the obstacles that lie in our way -> los impedimentos que obstaculizan nuestro camino
- the snow did not lie -> la nieve no cuajó
3(abstract thing)
- the responsibility lies with the author -> la responsabilidad recae sobre el autor
- they know where their true interests lie -> saben dónde se hallan sus verdaderos intereses
- the difference lies in that? -> la diferencia radica en que?
- a brilliant future lies before her -> tiene ante sí un brillante futuro
- what lies behind this uncharacteristic generosity? -> ¿qué hay detrás de esta inusual generosidad?
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lie [lai]
sustantivo
1Posición en que está echada una cosa; caída.
2Cubil, cama de un animal salvaje.
- The lie of the land -> la caída, la situación relativa del terreno
participio pasivo & verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1LIED, (n)
participio activo
2LYING).
Mentir, levantar falsos testimonios; decir o hacer falsedades con intento de engañar.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1LAY, (n)
participio pasivo
2LAIN).
3Echarse, tumbarse, tenderse a la larga.
- To lie sick -> guardar cama
4Descansar recostado, apoyarse.
5Reposar, acostarse, estar acostado.
6Yacer, estar echado o tendido, se usa comúnmente hablando de los muertos.
7Yacer, existir de algún modo, estar alguna persona o cosa en algún paraje.
8Residir, morar, habitar.
9Apretarse, estrecharse.
10Consistir, depender; estar en la mano alguna cosa; tocar o pertenecer a alguno la ejecución de un empleo, negocio, etc. 9.
11Estar pendiente una acusación contra alguno.
Costar.
lie [laɪ] lay (past)lain (participle:past)
verb:intransitive
1 [+person, animal] (act) echarse; acostarse; tenderse; tumbarse; (state) estar echado acostado tendido tumbado;ororor (in grave) yacer; estar enterrado; reposar; (literary)
don't lie on the grass no te eches sobre el césped; he lay where he had fallen se quedó donde había caído
to lie asleep/in bedasleepbed estar dormido/en la cama
to lie deaddead yacer muerto
to lie helplesshelpless estar tumbado sin poder ayudarse
here lies ...here aquí yace ...
to let things lielet dejar estar las cosas como están
to lie restingresting estar descansando
to lie stillstill quedarse inmóvil
to lie low mantenerse a escondidas
2 (be situated) [+object] estar; [+town, house] estar situado; encontrarse; ubicarse; (LAm) (remain) quedarse; (stretch) extenderse
the book lay on the table el libro estaba sobre la mesa
our road lay along the riveralong nuestro camino seguía a lo largo del río
the plain lay before usbefore la llanura se extendía delante de nosotros
where does the difficulty lie?difficulty ¿en qué consiste radica la dificultad?;or
the factory lay idleidle la fábrica estaba parada
the town lies in a valleyin el pueblo está situado ubicado en un valle;or
England lies in third place Inglaterra está en tercer lugar ocupa la tercera posición;or the money is lying in the bank el dinero sigue en el banco
how does the land lie?land ¿cuál es el estado actual de las cosas?
obstacles lie in the wayobstacles hay obstáculos por delante
the problem lies in his refusalproblem el problema estriba en su negativa
the snow lay half a metre deepsnow había medio metro de nieve
the snow did not lie la nieve se derritió
the book lay unopenedunopened el libro quedaba sin abrir
the fault lies with youwith la culpa es tuya; tú eres el culpable
it lies with you to change things te corresponde a ti cambiar las cosas
noun
[of ball] posición; (f)the lie of the landland (Geog) la configuración del terreno; el estado de las cosas
lie about
lie around
lie back
lie behind
lie down
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
echarse; acostarse; tenderse; tumbarse lie down! (to dog) ¡échate!
to lie down on the job gandulear
to take sth lying down aguantar soportar algo sin rechistar;or
he's not one to take things lying down no es de los que se callan; no es de los que tragan con todo; (informal) we're not going to take this lying down no nos vamos a callar con este tema; no vamos a permitir que esto se quede así
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Verb Conjugation for "lie"
Imperative
- lie
- you lie
- he/she lies
- we lie
- you lie
- they lie
Preterite
- I lied
- you lied
- he/she lied
- we lied
- you lied
- they lied
Present Continuous
- I am lying
- you are lying
- he/she is lying
- we are lying
- you are lying
- they are lying
Present Perfect
- I have lied
- you have lied
- he/she has lied
- we have lied
- you have lied
- they have lied
Past Continuous
- I was lying
- you were lying
- he/she was lying
- we were lying
- you were lying
- they were lying
Past Perfect
- I had lied
- you had lied
- he/she had lied
- we had lied
- you had lied
- they had lied
Future
- I will lie
- you will lie
- he/she will lie
- we will lie
- you will lie
- they will lie
Future Perfect
- I will have lied
- you will have lied
- he/she will have lied
- we will have lied
- you will have lied
- they will have lied
Future Continuous
- I will be lying
- you will be lying
- he/she will be lying
- we will be lying
- you will be lying
- they will be lying
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been lying
- you have been lying
- he/she has been lying
- we have been lying
- you have been lying
- they have been lying
Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been lying
- you will have been lying
- he/she will have been lying
- we will have been lying
- you will have been lying
- they will have been lying
Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been lying
- you had been lying
- he/she had been lying
- we had been lying
- you had been lying
- they had been lying
Imperative
- lie
- lie
- I lie
- you lie
- he/she lies
- we lie
Present
- you lie
- they lie
- I lay
- you lay
- he/she lay
- we lay
Preterite
- you lay
- they lay
- I am lying
- you are lying
- he/she is lying
- we are lying
Present Continuous
- you are lying
- they are lying
- I have lain
- you have lain
- he/she has lain
- we have lain
Present Perfect
- you have lain
- they have lain
- I was lying
- you were lying
- he/she was lying
- we were lying
Past Continuous
- you were lying
- they were lying
- I had lain
- you had lain
- he/she had lain
- we had lain
Past Perfect
- you had lain
- they had lain
- I will lie
- you will lie
- he/she will lie
- we will lie
Future
- you will lie
- they will lie
- I will have lain
- you will have lain
- he/she will have lain
- we will have lain
Future Perfect
- you will have lain
- they will have lain
- I will be lying
- you will be lying
- he/she will be lying
- we will be lying
Future Continuous
- you will be lying
- they will be lying
- I have been lying
- you have been lying
- he/she has been lying
- we have been lying
Present Perfect Continuous
- you have been lying
- they have been lying
- I will have been lying
- you will have been lying
- he/she will have been lying
- we will have been lying
Future Perfect Continuous
- you will have been lying
- they will have been lying
- I had been lying
- you had been lying
- he/she had been lying
- we had been lying
Past Perfect Continuous
- you had been lying
- they had been lying
