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21 ■ lie off
■ lie offv. i. + avv.2 (anche v. t.) (naut.) stare al largo (di); essere alla fonda lontano (da: un molo, ecc.. -
22 ■ lie out
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23 ■ lie over
■ lie overv. i. + avv.2 (naut.) essere alla banda; sbandare. -
24 ■ lie with
■ lie withv. i. + prep.1 ( di un compito, ecc.) toccare a; spettare a: It lies with the prosecutor to prove that he is guilty, spetta al pubblico ministero provare la sua colpevolezza -
25 lie-down
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26 lie about
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27 lie down
(briefly) sdraiarsi; (for longer period) coricarsito take it lying down — colloq. fig. lasciare passare
* * *(to take a flat or horizontal position: The man lay down; My hair won't lie down.) stendersi; stare giù* * *vi + advstendersi, sdraiarsi* * *(briefly) sdraiarsi; (for longer period) coricarsito take it lying down — colloq. fig. lasciare passare
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28 lie back
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29 lie around vi + adv
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30 lie behind
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31 lie detector
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32 lie-down n Brit
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33 lie in state
((of a corpse) to be laid in a place of honour for the public to see, before burial.) (essere esposto nella camera ardente) -
34 lie in wait (for)
(to be waiting to catch or attack: They lay in wait at the corner of the street and attacked him on his way home.) stare in agguato -
35 lie in wait (for)
(to be waiting to catch or attack: They lay in wait at the corner of the street and attacked him on his way home.) stare in agguato -
36 lie low
(to stay quiet or hidden: The criminal lay low until the police stopped looking for him.) stare nascosto -
37 lie with
((of a choice, duty etc) to be the responsibility of: The decision lies with you.) toccare/spettare a -
38 lie off
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39 -to lay / to lie-
Nota d'usoFra i parlanti di madrelingua inglese è abbastanza frequente l'uso erroneo delle forme di to lay ( lay, laying, laid, laid) al posto di quelle di to lie (2) ( lie, lying, lay, lain) con il significato di giacere, essere disteso (o coricato, sdraiato): You'd better lay (corretto: You'd better lie) on the bed, faresti bene a stenderti sul letto; He was laying (corretto: was lying) on the pavement, era disteso sul marciapiede. -
40 white lie
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lie — lie … Dictionnaire des rimes
lie — [ li ] n. f. • 1120; lias VIIIe; gaul. °liga 1 ♦ Dépôt qui se forme au fond des récipients contenant des boissons fermentées. ⇒ fèces, résidu. Lie de cidre, de bière. Spécialt Lie de vin, ou absolt la lie. « Il ne sentait pas le vin, il sentait… … Encyclopédie Universelle
lié — lie [ li ] n. f. • 1120; lias VIIIe; gaul. °liga 1 ♦ Dépôt qui se forme au fond des récipients contenant des boissons fermentées. ⇒ fèces, résidu. Lie de cidre, de bière. Spécialt Lie de vin, ou absolt la lie. « Il ne sentait pas le vin, il… … Encyclopédie Universelle
lie — 1. (lie) s. f. 1° Ce qu il y a de plus grossier dans une liqueur et qui va au fond. • Avant qu aller si vite, au moins je le supplie Savoir que le bon vin ne peut être sans lie, RÉGNIER Sat. XII. • La coupe où nous buvons a toujours une lie … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Lie — Lie, v. i. [imp. {Lay} (l[=a]); p. p. {Lain} (l[=a]n), ({Lien} (l[imac] [e^]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying}.] [OE. lien, liggen, AS. licgan; akin to D. liggen, OHG. ligen, licken, G. liegen, Icel. liggja, Sw. ligga, Dan. ligge, Goth. ligan,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
LIE (S.) — À la fin du XIXe siècle, le mathématicien norvégien Marius Sophus Lie a posé les fondements d’une des théories les plus centrales des mathématiques contemporaines, la théorie des groupes de Lie, dont la puissance s’est révélée considérable, et… … Encyclopédie Universelle
lie — lie1 [lī] vi. lay, lain, lying [ME lien < 2d & 3d pers. sing. of earlier liggen < OE licgan, to lie, akin to Ger liegen < IE base * legh , to lie, lay oneself down > L lectus & Gr lēchos, bed, lōchos, lair] 1. to be or put oneself in… … English World dictionary
lie# — lie vb Lie, prevaricate, equivocate, palter, fib mean to tell an untruth directly or indirectly. Lie is the straightforward word, flatly imputing dishonesty to the speaker {he lies, and he knows he lies Johnson} {the article . . . has… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
lie — Ⅰ. lie [1] ► VERB (lying; past lay; past part. lain) 1) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface. 2) be or remain in a specified state. 3) reside or be found. 4) … English terms dictionary
Lie — (l[imac]), n. [AS. lyge; akin to D. leugen, OHG. lugi, G. l[ u]ge, lug, Icel. lygi, Dan. & Sw. l[ o]gn, Goth. liugn. See {Lie} to utter a falsehood.] 1. A falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation of truth; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lie to Me — Logo original de la série Titre original Lie to Me Autres titres francophones Lie to Me : Crimes et Mensonges (Québec) Genre Série d … Wikipédia en Français