lay

poner

lay(ley)

transitive verb

1. (to set down)

a. poner

We laid all of the decorations out on the table.

Pusimos todos los adornos en la mesa.

b. extender (place flat)

After you're done ironing it, please just lay the dress on the bed.

Después de haberlo planchado, por favor extiende el vestido sobre la cama.

2. (to inculpate)

a. echar

I can't believe she laid the blame on me for the whole accident!

¡No puedo creer que ella me echó la culpa por todo el accidente!

3. (to birth)

a. poner

One hen lays a maximum of one egg per day.

Una gallina pone un máximo de un huevo por día.

4. (to install)

a. poner

He makes a living laying bricks for a construction company.

Se gana la vida poniendo ladrillos para una empresa de construcción.

b. colocar

They laid the foundation of the building in less than a month.

Ellos colocaron los cimientos del edificio en menos de un mes.

5. (to prepare) (United Kingdom)

a. poner

Please turn the television off and lay the table.

Por favor, apaga el televisor y pon la mesa.

b. preparar

It's a good idea to lay the fire now while we still have sunlight.

Es una buena idea preparar el fuego ahora, mientras todavía tengamos luz solar.

c. tender (a trap, cable)

The hunters laid a number of traps for the hares.

Los cazadores tendieron varias trampas para las liebres.

6. (to wager)

a. hacer (a bet)

Thousands of bets have been laid on tonight's prize fight.

Se han hecho miles de apuestas en la pelea de esta noche.

b. apostar

I'll lay you 50 pounds that Chelsea wins the league this year.

Te apuesto 50 libras que Chelsea ganará la liga este año.

7.

(vulgar)

(to have sex with)

a. tirarse a

(colloquial)

I wouldn't mind laying Jimmy's sister.

No me importaría tirarme a la hermana de Jimmy.

b. coger

(vulgar)

(Central America)

(South America)

I laid him at the party last night. - You didn't!

Lo cogí en la fiesta anoche. - ¿En serio?

c. follarse a

(vulgar)

(Spain)

I laid her in the park.

Me la follé en el parque.

adjective

8. (not religious)

a. laico

His father was a minister, but he preferred to pursue a lay career.

Su padre fue un ministro, pero él prefirió dedicarse a una carrera laica.

b. lego

Though it began as a religious seminary, the university is now a lay organization.

Aunque comenzó como un seminario religioso, la universidad es ahora una organización lega.

9. (not specialist)

a. lego

Can you summarize the findings in lay terms?

¿Puede resumir lo descubierto en términos legos?

intransitive verb

10. (to produce eggs)

a. poner huevos

We bought three hens, but none of them lay.

Compramos tres gallinas, pero ninguna pone huevos.

noun

11. (medieval poem)

a. la trova

(F)

We have to analyze three lays for my history class on Friday.

Nos toca analizar tres trovas para mi clase de historia del viernes.

lay

transitive verb

1. (place)

a. dejar, poner

to lay a book on the tabledejar un libro encima de la mesa

to lay somebody flattumbar a alguien (de un golpe)

to lay something flatextender algo

to lay somebody to restdar sepultura a alguien

to lay one's hands on somethingdar con algo

she reads everything she can lay her hands onlee 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 headno tener donde caerse muerto

to lay eyes on something/somebodyver algo/a alguien

to lay emphasis on somethinghacer hincapié en algo

to lay the facts before somebodyexponer los hechos a alguien

to lay claim to somethingreclamar algo

to lay a curse on somebodyechar una maldición a alguien

to lay the blame on somebodyechar la culpa a alguien

this decision lays bare her true intentionsesta decisión deja claro cuáles son sus verdaderas intenciones

to lay oneself open to criticismexponerse a (las) críticas

to lay somebody's fears to restapaciguar los temores de alguien

2. (foundations, carpet, mine)

a. colocar, poner

3. (cable, trap)

a. tender

to lay the tableponer la mesa

4. (egg)

a. poner

to lay a bethacer una apuesta

5. (very fam)

a. echar un polvo

b. coger

(Latin America)

intransitive verb

6. (bird)

a. poner (huevos)

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lay [leɪ]

transitive verb

laid (past)

1 (place, put) poner; colocar; [+carpet, lino] poner; extender; [+bricks] poner; colocar; [+pipes] (in building) instalar; [+cable, mains, track, trap] tender; [+foundations] echar; [+foundation stone] colocar; [+bomb, explosives] colocar; [+mines] sembrar

I haven't laid eyes on him for years hace años que no lo veo

I didn't lay a finger on it! ¡no lo toqué!

to lay sth flat extender algo (sobre la mesa etc)

I don't know where to lay my hands on ... no sé dónde echar mano a or conseguir ...

to lay sth over or on sth extender algo encima de algo

2 (prepare) [+fire] preparar; [+plans] hacer

to lay the table (Britain) poner la mesa

the best laid plans (of mice and men) can go astray el hombre propone y Dios dispone

3 (present) [+plan, proposal] presentar;before a; [+accusation, charge] hacer; [+complaint] formular; presentar

to lay a claim before sb presentar una reivindicación a algn

to lay the facts before sb presentar los hechos a algn

charge claim

4 (attribute) [+blame] echar; [+responsibility] atribuir;on a

to lay the blame (for sth) on sb echar la culpa (de algo) a algn

5 (flatten, suppress) [+corn] abatir; encamar; [+dust] matar; [+doubts, fears] acallar; [+ghost] conjurar

I think the reunification of Germany not only does not create new dangers in Europe,it allows us to lay the ghosts of the past His two performances have laid the ghost that Brits cannot perform when it really matters Shouldn't you, to make absolutely sure you're doing the right thing, go and see Shelagh, just to lay any ghosts

6 (cause to be)

to lay a town flat arrasar or destruir una ciudad

he has been laid low with flu la gripe lo ha tenido en cama

to lay o.s. open to attack/criticism exponerse al ataque/a la crítica

to be laid to rest ser enterrado

7 [+bet] hacer; [+money] apostar;on a

I'll lay you a fiver on it! ¡te apuesto cinco libras a que es así!; to lay that ... apostar a que ...

to lay a bet on sth

they're laying bets on who is going to leave next hacen apuestas sobre quién será el próximo en marcharse

odds

8 [+egg] [+bird, reptile] poner; [+fish, amphibian, insect] depositar

it lays its eggs on/in ... [+fish, amphibian, insect] deposita los huevos or desova en ...

9 (have sex with) tirarse a (vulgar); follarse a (vulgar); (Esp)

intransitive verb

[+hen] poner (huevos)

noun

1 [of countryside, district etc] disposición (f); situación (f)

the lay of the land (US) la configuración del terreno; la situación; el estado de las cosas

2

hen in lay gallina (f) ponedora; to come into lay empezar a poner huevos; to go out of lay dejar de poner huevos

3

she's an easy lay es una tía fácil (informal); she's a good lay se lo hace muy bien (very_informal)

4 (act) polvo (vulgar) (m)

modifier

lay days (n) (Comm) días (m) de detención or inactividad

lay [leɪ]

lie

lay [leɪ]

adjective

(Rel) laico; lego; seglar; (non-specialist) lego; profano; no experto;

modifier

lay brother (n) (Rel) donado (m); lego (m); hermano (m) lego

lay person (n) (Rel) legoalega (m) (f);a lega (non-specialist) profanoaprofana (m) (f);a profana

lay reader (n) (Rel) persona laica encargada de conducir parte de un servicio religioso

...a woman who had been dismissed from her job as a lay reader in her local C-of-E church

lay sister (n) (Rel) donada (f); lega (f)

lay [leɪ]

noun

(Mús) (Literat) trova (f); canción (f)