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1 lie down
• oikaista• paneutua maata• paneutua• käydä makuulle• pitkällään• pitkäkseen* * *(to take a flat or horizontal position: The man lay down; My hair won't lie down.) mennä pitkälleen, asettua -
2 lie
• olla pitkällään• olla• huijata• huiputtaa• huijaus• virua• sijaitamilitary• asema• valhe• vale• valehdella• puhua perättömiä• puhua pötyä• lekotella• levätä• narrata• petkutus• maata• piillä• loikoa• lojua• loikoilla* * *I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) valhe2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.)- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) maata, olla2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) sijaita, olla3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) olla4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) piillä•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
- take lying down -
3 lay
• painaa• panna• saada asettumaan• hiljentää• vetää• virittää• balladi• sijoittaa• asettaa• kattaa• kaataa lakoon• munia• peittää• maallikko• laulu• laittaa• laskea• laaka• pistää• lyödä* * *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.) panna2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) asettaa3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) kattaa, asettaa4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) litistää, luimistaa5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) karkottaa6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) munia7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) lyödä vetoa•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) leikata kerroksittain- 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.) maallikko-2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) maallikko-•- laymanIV lei noun(an epic poem.) -
4 loll
• nojailla• retkottaa• kelliä• lekotella• köllöttää• laiskotella• loikoa• lojua• loikoilla* * *lol1) (to sit or lie lazily: to loll in a chair; You'll get nothing done if you loll about all day.) löhötä2) ((of the tongue) to hang down or out: The dog lay down with his tongue lolling.) roikkua -
5 sit
• opasteääni* * *sitpresent participle - sitting; verb1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) istua, istuutua, panna istumaan2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) olla3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) toimia4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) istua5) (to undergo (an examination).) suorittaa tentti6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) istua mallina7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) pitää istuntoa•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
- sit up -
6 swallow
• nielaus• niellä• nielaisu• nielaista• juoda• hotkaisu• hotkaista• siemaus• ahmia• ahmaista• arvelematta uskoa• pääsky• pääskynen• haarapääskynen• haarapääsky• sulattaa• kulaus• pitää hyvänään* * *I 1. 'swoləu verb1) (to allow to pass down the throat to the stomach: Try to swallow the pill; His throat was so painful that he could hardly swallow.) nielaista2) (to accept (eg a lie or insult) without question or protest: You'll never get her to swallow that story!) niellä mukisematta2. noun(an act of swallowing.)- swallow up II 'swoləu noun(a type of insect-eating bird with long wings and a divided tail.) pääskynen
См. также в других словарях:
lie-down — (n.) period of rest reclining, 1840, from LIE (Cf. lie) (v.2) + DOWN (Cf. down) (adv.) … Etymology dictionary
lie down — n [singular] BrE a short rest, usually on a bed ▪ I m going upstairs to have a lie down … Dictionary of contemporary English
Lie down — (or lying down) may refer to the:* Prone position (face down) * Supine position (face up) … Wikipedia
lie down — index repose (rest) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
lie-down — ► NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ a short rest on a bed or sofa … English terms dictionary
lie-down — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: lie down : a lying down or period of lying down : nap, rest * * * /luy down /, n. Chiefly Brit. a nap. [1830 40; n. use of v. phrase lie down … Useful english dictionary
lie down — verb assume a reclining position (Freq. 11) lie down on the bed until you feel better • Syn: ↑lie • Ant: ↑arise • Hypernyms: ↑change posture … Useful english dictionary
lie down — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms lie down : present tense I/you/we/they lie down he/she/it lies down present participle lying down past tense lay down past participle lain down 1) same as lie I, 1), a) Lie down and relax. I m going to go… … English dictionary
lie down — v. (misc.) to take smt. lying down ( to accept smt. without protest ); to lie down on the job ( to work very little ) * * * [ laɪ daʊn] to lie down on the job ( to work very little ) (misc.) to take smt. lying down ( to accept smt. without… … Combinatory dictionary
lie down — PHRASAL VERB When you lie down, you move into a horizontal position, usually in order to rest or sleep. [V P] Why don t you go upstairs and lie down for a bit? … English dictionary
lie-down — N SING If you have a lie down, you have a short rest, usually in bed. [BRIT, INFORMAL] She had departed upstairs for a lie down … English dictionary
