lay down

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lay down
verbo transitivo con partícula
también:
  • to l down one's arms -> dejar or deponer las armas
  • he laid down his life for his beliefs -> dio su vida por sus creencias
1establecer (principle, rule)
  • she's always laying down the law -> siempre está dando órdenes

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lay down [lei]
sustantivo
  • To lay down a garden -> Delinear un jardín
sentar y sostener una opinión o parecer; apostar; poner en depósito como prenda o equivalente, pagar, devolver, restituir; perder; rendir las arma

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lay down
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
1 (put down) [+book, pen] dejar; poner a un lado; [+luggage] dejar; [+burden] posar; depositar en tierra; [+cards] extender sobre el tapete; (lay flat) [+person, body] acostar; tender
to lay o.s. down tumbarse; echarse
2 [+ship] colocar la quilla de
3 [+wine] poner en bodega; guardar en cava
4 (give up) [+arms] deponer; rendir
to lay down one's life for sth/sb dar su vida por algo/algn
5 (establish) [+condition] establecer; [+precedent] sentar; establecer; [+principle] establecer; formular; [+policy] trazar; formular; [+ruling] dictar
to lay it down that ... asentar que ...; dictaminar que ...
law
6 (impose) [+condition] imponer
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
(Cards) poner sus cartas sobre el tapete; (Bridge) (as dummy) tumbarse;

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