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English-French Dictionary: lay

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ADJ	lay \| more lay \| most lay
NOUN	a lay \| lays
VERB	to lay \| laid \| laid laying \| lays
VERB	to lie \| lay \| lain lying \| lies
SYNO	ballad \| lay \| laic \| secular ...
ballad \| lay laic \| lay \| secular to lay \| to put down \| to repose to lay \| to place \| to pose \| to position \| to put \| to set © Princeton University

lay: lai {adj}relig.
lay [not a member of a religious order]: convers {adj}
lay [not professional]: profane {adj} [non initié]
lay [not religious]: laïque {adj}
to lay sth.: poser qc. [moquette]
to lay sth. [e.g. a mine]: mouiller qc. [mine]mil.
to lay sth. [e.g. trap]: préparer qc. [piège]
lay [poem, song]: lai {m}littérat.mus.
Lay [River]: Lay {m} [fleuve]géogr.
to lay down sth.: poser qc. [principes, règles, limites]
to lay into sb. [coll.] [idiom]: tacler qn. [critiquer fortement]
to lay into sth. [attack violently]: s'en prendre à qc.
to lay out sth.: aménager qc. [jardin, terrain de sport]constr.
to lay sb. down: étendre qn. [malade, blessé]
to lay sb. low: terrasser qn. [tuer]méd.
to lay sb. off [Am.]: licencier qn. [pour raisons économiques]occup.
to lay sb. off [make redundant]: débaucher qn. [licencier]occup.
to lay sb. out [coll.] [esp. in boxing] [to knock sb. to the ground]: étaler qn. [fam.] [faire tomber]sport
to lay sb./sth. out [after death]: exposer qn./qc. [défunt, cercueil]sociol.
to lay sth. bare: éventer qc. [complot]
to lay sth. down [playing cards]: étaler qc. [cartes]jeux
to lay sth. in: amasser qc. [provisions]
to lay sth. up [ship]: désarmer qc. [navire]naut.
to lay waste sth.: ravager qc.
lay judge: assesseur {m} non professionnel [en Allemagne]dr.
lay judge [female]: assesseuse {f} non professionnel [en Allemagne]dr.
lay people: profanes {m.pl}
lay people [female]: profanes {f.pl}
lay person: non-initié {m}
laïc {m} [aussi : laïque]relig.
lay person [female]: non-initiée {f}
lay-brother: frère {m} conversrelig.
to lay an egg: pondre un œuforn.
to lay bets on sth.: jouer aux coursesjeux
to lay claim to sth.: prétendre à qc. [trône]pol.
to lay down conditions: fixer des conditions
to lay eyes on sb./sth. [coll.] [idiom]: apercevoir qn./qc.
to lay sb. to rest [idiom] [bury sb.]: inhumer qn.
to lay siege to sb./sth.: assiéger qn./qc.
to lay sth. down flat: poser qc. à plat
mettre qc. à plat
to lay sth. in ashes [idiom]: réduire qc. en cendresmil.
to lay stress on sth.: insister sur qc. [résultat, événement, besoin]
to lay the table: dresser la table
mettre la tablecuis.
to lay the table [Br.] [idiom]: mettre le couvert [loc.]cuis.
to lay waste to sth.: anéantir qc. [ville, région]mil.
lay-out marker: traceur {m} [ouvrier]occup.
lay-out marker [female]: traceuse {f} [ouvrière]occup.
to lay a trap for sb. [fig.]: tendre un piège à qn. [fig.]
to lay down one's arms: jeter les armesmil.
poser les armesmil.
rendre les armesmil.
mettre bas les armes [se rendre]armesmil.
to lay down one's arms [fig.]: déposer les armes [fig.]mil.
to lay down one's conditions: poser ses conditions
to lay down the law [fig.]: légiférer [fig.]
faire la loi [fig.]
to lay great stress on sth.: privilégier qc. [donner la priorité]
to lay in supplies of sth.: faire provision de qc.comm.
to lay into each other [coll.]: s'assommer [fam.] [se battre]
to lay into each other [idiom]: se tabasser
to lay it on thick [coll.] [idiom]: en faire des tonnes [loc.]
to lay one's hands on sb./sth. [coll.]: mettre le grappin sur qn./qc. [fig.]
to lay oneself open to sth.: s'exposer à qc. [poursuites, critiques, représailles]
to lay sb. in a casket [Am.]: mettre qn. en bière
to lay sb. in a coffin: mettre qn. en bière
to lay the foundation stone: poser la première pierreconstr.
to lay the foundations for sth.: poser les bases de qc.
jeter les bases de qc.
poser les fondements de qc.
to lay the foundations of sth. [fig.]: poser la première pierre de qc. [fig.]
to lay down certain preconditions for an appointment: poser des conditions préalables à une nomination
to lay in plenty of beer: faire une grande provision de bièrecuis.
to lay into sb. with one's fists: attaquer qn. à coups de poing
to lay it on a bit thick [idiom] [to do sth. excessively]: en faire des tonnes [loc.]
to lay it on the line [idiom]: ne pas mâcher ses mots [loc.]
to lay on a first-rate meal [idiom]: mettre les petits plats dans les grands [loc.]
to lay oneself open to criticism: prêter le flanc à la critique
to lay sth. down as a precondition: poser qc. en préalable
poser qc. comme préalable
to lay sth. down as a prior condition: poser qc. en préalable
poser qc. comme préalable

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