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1 lay/set the table
(to put a tablecloth, plates, knives, forks etc on a table for a meal: The meal is ready - will you lay the table?) prostřít stůl -
2 table
['teibl]1) (a piece of furniture consisting of a flat, horizontal surface on legs used eg to put food on at meals, or for some games: Put all the plates on the table.) stůl2) (a statement of facts or figures arranged in columns etc: The results of the experiments can be seen in table 5.) tabulka, sloupec3) (the people sitting at a table: The whole table heard what he said.) stůl•- table linen
- tablespoon
- tablespoonful
- table tennis
- lay/set the table* * *• tabulka• stolní• stolek• stůl• deska -
3 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.) vložit; položit; předložit2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) položit3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) připravit4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) položit5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) zahnat6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) snést7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) vsadit•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) udělat 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.) lyrická píseň/balada* * *• umístit• položit• poloha• klást• lay/laid/laid• lie/lay/lain -
4 lay out
1) (to arrange over a wide area (especially according to a plan): He was the architect who laid out the public gardens.) naplánovat2) (to spread so as to be easily seen: He laid out the contents of the box on the table.) vyložit3) (to knock unconscious.) omráčit4) (to spend (money).) utrácet5) (to prepare (a dead body) to be buried.) ustrojit do rakve* * *• rozvrhnout -
5 position
[ə'ziʃən] 1. noun1) (a way of standing, sitting etc: He lay in an uncomfortable position.) poloha2) (a place or situation: The house is in a beautiful position.) místo, umístění3) (a job; a post: He has a good position with a local bank.) místo4) (a point of view: Let me explain my position on employment.) stanovisko2. verb(to put or place: He positioned the lamp in the middle of the table.) umístit- be in- out of position* * *• umístit• postoj• pozice• postavení• poloha
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