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1 lie
I [laɪ]nome bugia f., menzogna f.to give the lie to sth., sb. — smentire qcs., qcn
••II 1. [laɪ] 2.verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing lying; pass., p.pass. lied) mentire (to sb. a qcn.; about su, riguardo a)III [laɪ]nome (position) disposizione f., posizione f.IV [laɪ]1) (in horizontal position) [person, animal] (action) stendersi, distendersi, sdraiarsi; (state) stare disteso, stare sdraiato, giacere; [ objects] giacereto lie face down — stare a faccia in giù, mettersi a faccia in giù
2) (be situated) essere situato, trovarsi; (remain) restareto lie open — [ book] essere aperto
to lie before sb. — [life, career] aprirsi a qcn.
3) (can be found) stareto lie in — [cause, secret, fault] stare in; [popularity, strength] venire da
to lie in doing — [solution, cure] consistere nel fare
to lie behind — (be hidden) stare nascosto dietro; (instigate) essere all'origine di
to lie over — [ atmosphere] aleggiare su [place, gathering]
•- lie back- lie down- lie in- lie off- lie up••* * *I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.)2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.)- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.)2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.)3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.)4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.)•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
- take lying down* * *I [laɪ]1. nbugia, menzognato tell lies — raccontare or dir bugie
2. vi, lying prpII [laɪ]1) (also: lie down) sdraiarsi, distendersi, (be lying) essere sdraiato (-a) or disteso (-a), giacere, (dead body) giacereto lie low fig — tenersi nell'ombra, (hide) nascondersi
2) (be situated) trovarsi, essere, (remain) rimanerethe town lies in a valley — la città è situata or si trova in una valle
where does the difficulty/difference lie? — dov'è or qual è la difficoltà/differenza?
the challenge lies in... — la difficoltà sta nel...
the best remedy lies in... — il miglior rimedio consiste nel...
•- lie back- lie down- lie in- lie up* * *I [laɪ]nome bugia f., menzogna f.to give the lie to sth., sb. — smentire qcs., qcn
••II 1. [laɪ] 2.verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing lying; pass., p.pass. lied) mentire (to sb. a qcn.; about su, riguardo a)III [laɪ]nome (position) disposizione f., posizione f.IV [laɪ]1) (in horizontal position) [person, animal] (action) stendersi, distendersi, sdraiarsi; (state) stare disteso, stare sdraiato, giacere; [ objects] giacereto lie face down — stare a faccia in giù, mettersi a faccia in giù
2) (be situated) essere situato, trovarsi; (remain) restareto lie open — [ book] essere aperto
to lie before sb. — [life, career] aprirsi a qcn.
3) (can be found) stareto lie in — [cause, secret, fault] stare in; [popularity, strength] venire da
to lie in doing — [solution, cure] consistere nel fare
to lie behind — (be hidden) stare nascosto dietro; (instigate) essere all'origine di
to lie over — [ atmosphere] aleggiare su [place, gathering]
•- lie back- lie down- lie in- lie off- lie up••
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