laid

UK
/leɪd/
US
/leɪd/
laidpast participle
Used attributively as the past participle of the verb "lay".
Traduzioni
The bricks were laid in straight, even rows.
Les briques étaient posées en rangées droites et régulières.
Their carefully laid plans were ruined by the storm.
Leurs plans soigneusement préparés ont été ruinés par la tempête.
Definizioni
Placed down gently or carefully so as to rest on a surface.
The bricks were laid in straight, even rows.
Prepared or arranged in advance.
Their carefully laid plans were ruined by the storm.
layverb

laid

Past Simple

laid
Past Simple
laid
Past Participle
laying
Gerund
UK
/leɪ/
US
/leɪ/
Traduzioni
She laid the book on the table.
Elle a posé le livre sur la table.
The hen lays eggs every morning.
La poule pond des œufs chaque matin.
établirPour des bases, un plan ou une organisation.
They laid the groundwork for the new project.
Ils ont établi les bases du nouveau projet.
The government laid a heavy tax on luxury goods.
Le gouvernement a imposé une lourde taxe sur les biens de luxe.
miserAu sens de pari.
He laid fifty dollars on the long-shot to win.
Il a misé cinquante dollars sur l'outsider pour gagner.
soumettreAu sens formel.
The finance committee laid the proposal before the board.
Le comité des finances a soumis la proposition au conseil.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
mettrePlus général selon le contexte.
préparerDans le sens de préparer ou mettre en place.
déposerSurtout en contexte administratif ou parlementaire.
Definizioni
To put something down, especially in a flat or horizontal position.
She laid the book on the table.
To produce and deposit eggs.
The hen lays eggs every morning.
To arrange or prepare something according to a plan.
They laid the groundwork for the new project.
To impose a burden, duty, or penalty.
The government laid a heavy tax on luxury goods.
To place a bet or wager, especially by offering odds against an outcome.
He laid fifty dollars on the long-shot to win.
To present or submit formally for consideration or decision.
The finance committee laid the proposal before the board.
laynoun
Definizioni
A narrative poem or song, especially one of medieval origin.
The minstrel sang a lay about the heroic deeds of the knight.
The general appearance or arrangement of something.
The lay of the land was such that it made farming difficult.
Slang, archaic: A person's line of work, area of activity, or business.
What's his lay? — He deals in antiques.
Slang: A sexual partner or an act of sexual intercourse.
He bragged that she was the best lay he'd ever had.
layadjective
Definizioni
Of, relating to, or characteristic of laity; not ordained clergy or not professionally qualified; non-expert.
A lay preacher conducted the Sunday service.