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lay [leɪ]
adjetivo
1. laico(a), lego(a) (religión)
- lay preacher -> predicador (m) laico
verbo transitivo (pt & pp laid [le?d])
1. dejar, poner (place)
- to lay a book on the table -> dejar un libro encima de la mesa
- to lay somebody flat -> tumbar a alguien (de un golpe) (hit)
- to lay something flat -> extender algo
- to lay somebody to rest -> dar sepultura a alguien (bury)
- to lay one's hands on something -> dar con algo (find)
- she reads everything she can lay her hands on -> lee todo lo que cae en sus manos
- if you lay a finger on her? -> como le pongas un solo dedo encima?
- to have nowhere to lay one's head -> no tener donde caerse muerto
- to lay eyes on something/somebody -> ver algo/a alguien
- to lay emphasis on something -> hacer hincapié en algo
- to lay the facts before somebody -> exponer los hechos a alguien
- to lay claim to something -> reclamar algo
- to lay a curse on somebody -> echar una maldición a alguien
- to lay the blame on somebody -> echar la culpa a alguien
- this decision lays bare her true intentions -> esta decisión deja claro cuáles son sus verdaderas intenciones
- to lay oneself open to criticism -> exponerse a (las) críticas
- to lay somebody's fears to rest -> apaciguar los temores de alguien
2. colocar, poner (foundations, carpet, mine); tender (cable, trap)
- to lay the table -> poner la mesa
3. poner (egg)
también:
- to lay a bet -> hacer una apuesta
4. echar un polvo (very familiar) (español de España, español de Argentina), coger (Am)
- to get laid ->
verbo intransitivo
5. poner (huevos) (bird)
psicología of lie2
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lay [lei-of-de-land]
sustantivo
1. Caída, la manera como está situada o colocada alguna cosa, dirección relativa, contorno.
2. Negocio particular.
3. Cantidad determinada de hilo.
4. Marco oscilante de telar.
5. Ganancia o parte de ganancia.
6. Lecho, tongada, capa o cama con que se ponen algunas cosas sobre otra
sustantivo
- Lay-days -> (Mar.) Días de demora o estadía
- Over-lay-days, demurrage -> (Mar.) sobreestalas, días de detención
sustantivo
1. Canción, balada, poema narrativo en estilo llano y sencillo.
adjetivo
1. Secular, lego, seglar; no eclesiástico; no profesional.
- A lay opinion -> opinión no profesional
- Lay brother -> hermano o fraile lego
- Lay clerk -> capiscol, sochantre de una iglesia
- Lay reader -> lego autorizado para leer las oraciones en una iglesia
- Lay land -> baldío, campo que está inculto
V. LEA.
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