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layabout

  • 1 layabout

    n. dagdrivare, odåga, arbetsskydd individ
    * * *
    noun (a lazy, idle person.) dagdrivare

    English-Swedish dictionary > layabout

  • 2 lay

    adj. lekmanna-; oprofessionell; ej specialist; lekmans-; lekmannalik
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    n. kväde, sång; ballad, visa
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    n. läge, tillstånd, form (område, saker etc.); sätt, ordning; kvinnlig samlagspartner; samlag (slang)
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    v. lägga; pressa, släta till; duka; blotta, avslöja; värpa (ägg); placera; ordna; göra layout; lugna, stilla; slå vad, satsa
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    I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb
    1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) lägga
    2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) lägga
    3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) duka, göra upp, gillra, lägga (sätta) ut
    4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) lägga, fälla, slå ner
    5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) besvärja, fördriva, skingra
    6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) lägga, värpa
    7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) sätta, slå vad om
    2. verb
    (to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) lägga []
    - lay-by
    - layout
    - laid up
    - lay aside
    - lay bare
    - lay by
    - lay down
    - lay one's hands on
    - lay hands on
    - lay in
    - lay low
    - lay off
    - lay on
    - lay out
    - lay up
    - lay waste
    II see lie II III [lei] adjective
    1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) lekmanna-
    2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) lekmanna-
    IV [lei] noun
    (an epic poem.) kväde

    English-Swedish dictionary > lay

См. также в других словарях:

  • layabout — n. A person who does no work. Syn: idler, loafer, do nothing, bum. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • layabout — (n.) habitual loafer, 1932, from LAY (Cf. lay) (v.) + ABOUT (Cf. about). One who lays about the house, etc …   Etymology dictionary

  • layabout — ► NOUN derogatory ▪ a person who habitually does little or no work …   English terms dictionary

  • layabout — [lā′ə bout΄] n. [Brit. Informal] a loafer; bum …   English World dictionary

  • layabout — [[t]le͟ɪəbaʊt[/t]] layabouts N COUNT (disapproval) If you say that someone is a layabout, you disapprove of them because they do not work and you think they are lazy. [mainly BRIT] The plaintiff s sole witness, a gambler and layabout, was easily… …   English dictionary

  • layabout — UK [ˈleɪəˌbaʊt] / US noun [countable] Word forms layabout : singular layabout plural layabouts someone who is lazy and avoids work or anything that involves any effort …   English dictionary

  • layabout — noun Date: 1932 a lazy shiftless person ; idler …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • layabout — /lay euh bowt /, n. Chiefly Brit. a lazy or idle person; loafer. [1930 35; n. use of v. phrase lay about, nonstandard var. of LIE ABOUT] * * * …   Universalium

  • layabout — noun A lazy person …   Wiktionary

  • Layabout — one who does not work; a loafer; an idler …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • layabout — Australian Slang one who does not work; a loafer; an idler …   English dialects glossary

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