| ترجمات رئيسية |
| lay vtr | (place horizontally) | يوضعَ |
| | He usually lays the plans on the table. |
| | عادة يضع الخطط على الطاولة. |
| lay vtr | (place, assign: blame, stress) | يلقى |
| | He would usually lay the blame on his sister. |
| | عادة ما يُلقي اللوم على أخته. |
| lay vtr | (an egg) الدجاج يضع البيض | تبيض |
| | A hen can lay a few eggs per week, I think. |
| | إن الدجاجة بإمكانها أن تبيض عدة بيضات في الاسبوع، على ما أعتقد. |
| lay v past | (lie) | يبقى، يظل |
| | The account lay dormant for a number of years. |
| | بقيَ التقرير خاملاً لعدد من السنوات. |
| |
| ترجمات إضافية |
| lay adj | (not religious) | علماني |
| | This is a lay organisation, with no connection to any religion. |
| lay adj | (not member of a religious order) | علماني، غير إكليريكي |
| | The priest was on the altar with three lay people, who would help with Holy Communion. |
| lay adj | (not professional) | غير متخصص |
| | I'm not a doctor, just a lay person. |
| lay n | (land) | رصيف |
| | The lay of the land was a gradual slope. |
| lay n | offensive (sexual partner) | شريك بالمضاجعة |
| | Yeah, she was a good lay. |
| lay n | offensive (sexual intercourse) | مضاجعة |
| | I hope I get a lay tonight, I am so randy. |
| lay n | (lair) | وجار، ملجأ، مخبأ |
| | The animal was quiet in its lay. |
| lay n | (state of laying eggs) | وضع البض |
| | The hen's lay went well. |
| lay n | (poem) | قصيدة |
| | The Lay of the Last Minstrel is a poem by Sir Walter Scott. |
| lay n | (song) | أنشودة |
| | She sang us a beautiful lay from centuries ago. |
| lay vi | (lay eggs) | تبيض |
| | That hen does not lay any more. |
| lay vi | (bet) | يراهن، يحاجج |
| | I'll lay you ten to one that he wasn't there at all. |
| lay vtr | (install) | يركب، يبني، ينصب |
| | The contractors came in to lay the foundation to the building. |
| lay vtr | slang, offensive (have sex with) | يضاجع |
| | You went on a date last night? Did you get laid? |
| lay vtr | (prepare the table) | يحضر، يجهز |
| | Can you please lay the table for us? |
| lay vtr | (prepare a trap) | يحضر مصيدة |
| | He laid a trap for the mouse. |
| lay vtr | (prepare a fire) | يجهز ناراً |
| | He laid a fire for the group. |
| lay vtr | (bet) | يراهن |
| | He laid fifty dollars on the horse. |
| lay vtr | (cover surface) | يغطي، يطمر |
| | He lays the table with all his coins. |
| lay vtr | (set a scene) | يصور مشهداً |
| | He laid the scene for the audience with his description. |
| lay vtr | (set a basis) | يضع أساساً، يؤسس |
| | He laid the situation out for the president to make a decision. |
| lay vtr | (submit for consideration) | يطرح أفكاراً |
| | I laid my ideas out before the committee. |
| lay vtr | (claim) | يدعي |
| | He laid claim to the house and the surrounding land. |
صيغ مركبة
lay | lie |
| lay a hand on sb v | informal (hit or harm sb) | يضرب، يؤذي |
| | I would never lay a hand on my children; I don't believe in corporal punishment. |
| lay aside vtr | (put temporarily to one side) | يضع جانباً |
| | I had to lay aside my wedding plans until after my mother recovered. |
| lay back vi | slang (recline) | ينحني، يستلقي |
| | I love to lay back and relax in my new easy chair. |
| lay down vtr | (surrender, give up: weapons) | يستسلم، يتخلى عن السلاح |
| | The President pleaded with the terrorists to lay down their arms. |
| lay down vtr | (sacrifice: one's life) | يضحي |
| | Some mothers would lay down their lives for their children,. |
| lay down the law v | (enforce rules) | يفرض القوانين |
| | My mom laid down the law; if I choose to smoke I can't live at home. |
| lay eggs v | (bird: produce eggs) | تبيض، تضع البيض |
| | On average, hens lay one egg a day. |
| lay flagstones on vtr | (place paving slabs on) | يبلّط |
| lay hands on vtr | informal (obtain) | يحصل على |
| | I wish I could lay hands on fifty dollars so I could buy a ticket. |
| lay hands on vtr | (heal by touch) | يداوي باللمس |
| | After the preacher laid hands on him he began to walk without his crutches. |
| lay hands on sth v | informal (obtain sth) | يحصل على شيء ما |
| | I'll bring you that CD just as soon as I can lay my hands on it. |
| lay in vtr | informal (store for later use) | يدّخر، يخزّن |
| | I am laying in plenty of food and drink for the Christmas period, as the shops will be closed. |
| lay in sth vtr | (store for later use) | يدّخر |
| | Farmers lay in hay to get cattle through winter. |
| lay into sth or sb v | informal (attack) | يهاجم |
| lay it on the line v | informal (express sth frankly) | يتحدث بصراحة |
| lay it on thick vtr | (compliment effusively) | يمتدح بإفراط |
| | He keeps telling me how fabulous I look; he's really laying it on thick and I am getting embarrassed. |
| lay it on thick vtr | (exaggerate in order to mislead) | يفرط ليضلل |
| | At the interview he laid it on thick how much past experience he had, which made me suspicious. |
| lay off vtr | informal (make redundant) | يسرح من العمل |
| | The current economic crisis has led many companies and industries to lay off some of their employees. |
| lay off v | US, informal (stop bothering sb) | يتوقف عن المضايقة |
| | I've had a bad day. Just lay off and leave me alone! |
| lay on vtr | (hands: heal by touch) | يعالج باللمس |
| | Jesus laid his hands on the blind man, who could then see. |
| lay on vtr | (apply to flat surface) | يفرد |
| | The builder laid the plaster on the wall with his trowel. |
| lay out vtr | (money: pay for sth) | ينفق |
| | Her father will have to lay out a lot of money to pay for her wedding. |
| lay out vtr | (arrange, set out) | يرتب |
| | Before packing his bag for the trip, he carefully laid out the clothes he wanted to take. |
| lay out n | (floor plan of building, arrangement) | يخطط لبناء |
| | A new lay-out of the museum will be implemented later this year. |
| lay out vtr | (dead body: prepare for burial) | يكفّن |
| | Seeing her grandmother laid out in the coffin, made her cry even harder. |
| lay out vtr | (spend money) | ينفق |
| | The city ended up laying out a lot more money on the project than they had originally budgeted. |
| lay out vtr | (make, explain a plan) | يرسم خطة |
| | During the murder trial, the prosecutors carefully laid out the state's case against the defendant. |
| lay out vtr | slang (knock sb unconscious) | يلقيه مغمى عليه |
| | After a direct hit to the face, the boxer laid his opponent out cold. |
| lay sb flat v | (place sb in lying position) | يمدد أرضاً |
| | The doctor told me to lay him flat on the ground so he could check his pulse. |
| lay sb flat v | informal (knock sb over) | يصرع أرضاً |
| | After the punch laid the boxer flat the referee declared his opponent the winner. |
| lay sb off v | (make sb redundant) | يفصل عن العمل |
| | The boss told the staff that due to economic problems the company intended to lay off five employees. |
| lay sb off v | US (dismiss from employment for lack of work) | يفصل عن العمل |
| | Because of the recession, more than 500 workers in my company were laid off last year. |
| lay sb out v | slang (punch sb hard enough to knock them over) | يلكم ليفقده الوعي |
| | His punch laid his opponent out and he won the boxing match. |
| lay sb out v | (prepare sb's body for funeral) | يكفّن |
| | The funeral home is going to lay my dead aunt out for viewing tomorrow. |
| lay sb to rest v | euphemism (bury sb) | يدفن |
| | She was laid to rest under the oak tree next to her husband. |
| lay siege to vtr | (attack) | يحاصر |
| | The German army laid siege to Stalingrad in August 1942. |
| lay sth flat v | (spread sth across an even surface) | يبسط أرضاً |
| | You must lay the book out flat in order to photocopy it well. |
| lay sth on v | informal (exaggerate) | يبالغ، يفرط |
| lay the foundation v | literal (prepare the ground or base) | يضع حجر الأساس |
| | To build a house, you must first lay the foundation. |
| lay the foundation v | figurative (do preparatory work) | يقوم بعمل تحضيري |
| | The research from my dissertation laid the foundation for my first book. |
| | A good education can lay the foundation for a successful life. |
| lay up vtr | informal (cause sb to be ill in bed) | يسبب له المرض |
| | A bad dose of flu can lay you up for several days. |
| lay up vtr | (store for future use) | يدخر |
| | We need to lay up plenty of firewood for the winter. |
| lay up for vtr | (store supply for) | يدّخر |
| | We are laying up apples for winter eating. |
| lay waste v | (devastate) | يدمّر، يتلف |
| | The hurricane laid waste to the coastline. |
| | The January earthquake laid waste to Haiti's already devastated territory. |
