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1 lay waste
(to make (a piece of land) into barren country by burning and plundering.) spustošiť -
2 lay
I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (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.) položiť; predložiť2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) položiť3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) pripraviť4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) položiť5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) zahnať6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) zniesť7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) staviť•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) urobiť plastický účes- layabout- 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] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) laický2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) neodborný•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) epická báseň, balada* * *• vyrubovat• zasadit• zameranie• zniest• smer• stavit sa• ukladat• upokojit• umiestit• predkladat• pripravovat• prestierat• klást• dávat• rozmiestenie• pokrývat• poloha• pole• položit• laický• ležal• neodborne• nanášat• neodborný• naklást• niest -
3 lay a land waste
• znicit krajinu• spustošit krajinu
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