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Traducciones
lay
Past Simple
lain
Past Participle
lying
Gerund
UK
/laɪ/
US
/laɪ/
(homonyms – to recline: lay, lain; to deceive: lied, lied; do not confuse with the transitive verb lay (laid, laid = put down))
The village lies in a valley surrounded by mountains.
Le village se trouve dans une vallée entourée de montagnes.
He decided to lie about his whereabouts to avoid getting into trouble.
Il a décidé de mentir sur ses allées et venues pour éviter des ennuis.
After a long day, she just wanted to lie on the couch and relax.
Après une longue journée, elle voulait juste s'allonger sur le canapé et se détendre.
lies
pl
UK
/laɪ/
US
/laɪ/
He told a lie about where he was last night.
Il a raconté un mensonge sur l'endroit où il se trouvait la nuit dernière.
The lie of the land made it difficult to build a house there.
La topographie du terrain rendait difficile d'y construire une maison.
The advertisement was a lie, promising results that were impossible to achieve.
La publicité était une tromperie, promettant des résultats impossibles à obtenir.
Traducciones adicionales
UK
/laɪ/
US
/laɪ/
Attributive use before nouns (e.g., ‘lie detector’, ‘lie test’)
The lie report was quickly debunked.
Le rapport mensonger a été rapidement démenti.
Definiciones
He decided to lie about his whereabouts to avoid getting into trouble.
After a long day, she just wanted to lie on the couch and relax.
The village lies in a valley surrounded by mountains.
He told a lie about where he was last night.
The advertisement was a lie, promising results that were impossible to achieve.
The lie of the land made it difficult to build a house there.
The golfer was pleased with the ball's lie on the fairway.
He was given a lie detector test before getting the job.