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1 layabout
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2 lay
[leɪ] 1. pt, pp laid, pt of lie 2. adj ( REL)świecki; ( not expert)3. vtlay person — laik m
( put) kłaść (położyć perf); table nakrywać (nakryć perf), nakrywać (nakryć perf) do +gen; plans układać (ułożyć perf); trap zastawiać (zastawić perf); egg insect, frog składać (złożyć perf); bird znosić (znieść perf)to lay facts/proposals before sb — przedstawiać (przedstawić perf) komuś fakty/propozycje
she reads anything she can lay her hands on — czyta wszystko, co wpadnie jej w ręce
to get laid (inf!) — przelecieć ( perf) kogoś (inf!)
Phrasal Verbs:- lay by- lay down- lay in- lay into- lay off- lay on- lay out- lay up* * *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.) położyć, przedłożyć2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) położyć3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) nakryć, układać, zastawić4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) położyć5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) uciszyć6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) złożyć, nieść się7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) stawiać•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) ułożyć warstwami- 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.) świecki2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) nie wtajemniczony•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) ballada
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
