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1 layman
noun (a lay person.) seglar, legotr['leɪmən]1 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL laico2 (not expert) profano\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin layman's language en lenguaje llanon.(§ pl.: laymen) = lego s.m.• profano s.m.• seglar s.m.'leɪməna) ( non-expert)b) ( Relig) seglar mf, laico, -ca m,f['leɪmǝn]N (pl laymen)1) (Rel) seglar mf, lego(-a) m / f2) (fig) profano(a) m / f, lego(a) m / fin layman's terms — para entendernos, para los profanos en la materia
* * *['leɪmən]a) ( non-expert)b) ( Relig) seglar mf, laico, -ca m,f -
2 layman
s.laico, lego (religión); profano, lego (no especialista)(plural laymen, laywomen, laypersons, o laypeople) -
3 in layman's language
en lenguaje llano -
4 lego
Del verbo legar: ( conjugate legar) \ \
lego es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
legó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: legar lego
legar ( conjugate legar) verbo transitivo ( en testamento) to bequeath, leave
lego
◊ -ga adjetivo1 ( seglar) lay ( before n) 2 ( ignorante): ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (f) lay sister
legar vtr (un bien material) to bequeath fig (un bien cultural, espiritual) to hand down, pass on
lego,-a
I adj Rel lay
II sustantivo masculino
1 layman: es lego en la materia, he's a layman on the subject
2 Rel lay brother ' lego' also found in these entries: Spanish: lega English: lay - layman -
5 laico
laico
◊ -ca adjetivosecular, lay ( before n) ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (m) layman, layperson; (f) laywoman, layperson
laico,-a
I adjetivo lay, secular
II sustantivo masculino y femenino lay person (hombre) layman (mujer) laywoman ' laico' also found in these entries: Spanish: laica - lego English: lay - secular -
6 lega
Del verbo legar: ( conjugate legar) \ \
lega es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: lega legar
legar ( conjugate legar) verbo transitivo ( en testamento) to bequeath, leave
lego,-a
I adj Rel lay
II sustantivo masculino
1 layman: es lego en la materia, he's a layman on the subject
2 Rel lay brother
legar vtr (un bien material) to bequeath fig (un bien cultural, espiritual) to hand down, pass on -
7 profano
Del verbo profanar: ( conjugate profanar) \ \
profano es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
profanó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: profanar profano
profanar ( conjugate profanar) verbo transitivo ‹templo/sepultura› to desecrate, defile
profano
◊ -na adjetivo1 ‹ fiesta› secular 2 ( no especializado): ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino 1 (Relig) (m) layman; (f) laywoman 2 ( no especialista) non-specialist
profanar verbo transitivo to desecrate
profano,-a
I adjetivo
1 (no sacro) profane, secular
2 (no experto) ignorant, lay
II sustantivo masculino y femenino layperson (hombre) layman (mujer) laywoman ' profano' also found in these entries: Spanish: profana - temporal English: lay - profane - secular -
8 seglar
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9 lay
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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.) poner, colocar2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) tender3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) preparar4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) tender; allanar; alisar5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) calmar, aquietar6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) poner7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) apostar•- layer
2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) dividir en capas- 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.) laico2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) lego, no profesional•- layman
IV lei noun(an epic poem.) romancelay1 vb ponerwill you lay the table? ¿quieres poner la mesa?lay2 vbshe lay unconscious on the floor yacía en el suelo, inconscienteen el sentido de yacer, estar tumbadotr[leɪ]1 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL laico,-a, seglar2 (non-professional) lego,-a, no profesional\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLlay brother hermano legolay figure maniquílay preacher predicador,-ra seglarlay sister hermana lega————————tr[leɪ]————————tr[leɪ]1→ link=lie lie{ 2————————tr[leɪ]1 (gen) poner, colocar; (spread out) extender4 (eggs) poner5 (bet) apostar6 (charge) formular7 taboo follar1 (hen) poner huevos\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a great lay taboo ser muy bueno,-a en la camato be laid low estar enfermo,-a ( with, de)to be laid up tener que guardar camato lay claim to something hacer valer su derecho a algoto lay down the law dictar la leyto lay emphasis on something hacer hincapié en algoto lay it on / lay it on a bit thick familiar cargar la mano, cargar las tintas 2 (praise) hacer la pelotato lay one's hands on somebody pillar a alguiento lay open to... exponer a...to lay something flat derribar algoto lay the table poner la mesato lay the blame on somebody echar la culpa a alguiento lay up trouble for oneself crearse problemasto lay waste to arrasar, asolarthe lay of the land SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL la topografía1) place, put: poner, colocarshe laid it on the table: lo puso en la mesato lay eggs: poner huevos2) : hacerto lay a bet: hacer una apuesta3) impose: imponerto lay a tax: imponer un impuestoto lay the blame on: echarle la culpa a4)to lay out present: presentar, exponerhe laid out his plan: presentó su proyecto5)to lay out design: diseñar (el trazado de)lay adjsecular: laico, legolay n1) : disposición f, configuración fthe lay of the land: la configuración del terreno2) ballad: romance m, balada fadj.• laical adj.• laico, -a adj.• lego, -a adj.• seglar adj.n.• disposición s.f.• situación s.f.pret.(Preterito definido de "to lie")v.(§ p.,p.p.: laid) = acabar con v.• acostar v.• derribar v.• poner v.(§pres: pongo, pones...) pret: pus-pp: puestofut/c: pondr-•)
I leɪ
II
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(past & past p laid) transitive verb1) (put, place) poner*2) (arrange, put down in position) \<\<bricks/carpet\>\> poner*, colocar*; \<\<cable/pipes\>\> tender*, instalar; \<\<mines\>\> sembrar*3) ( prepare) \<\<trap/ambush\>\> tender*; \<\<plans\>\> hacer*to lay the table — poner* la mesa
4) (present, put forward)to lay a complaint against somebody — formular or presentar una queja contra alguien; claim I 2)
5) ( impose)to lay a burden/fine on somebody — imponer* una carga sobre/una multa a alguien; see also blame II a), stress I 2) a), emphasis
6) ( cause to be)to lay somebody low: he was laid low by malaria — estuvo postrado con malaria
7) ( Zool)to lay eggs — \<\<bird/reptile\>\> poner* huevos; \<\<fish/insects\>\> desovar*
8) \<\<bet\>\> hacer*; \<\<money\>\> apostar*; odds 1)9) ( to have sex with) (sl)
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vi1) \<\<hen\>\> poner* huevos2) (crit) lie II II•Phrasal Verbs:- lay down- lay in- lay into- lay off- lay on- lay out- lay up
III
adjective (before n)lay preacher — predicador, -dora m,f seglar
b) ( not expert)the lay reader — el lector profano en la materia, el lector no especializado
IV
noun (sl)he's/she's a good lay — es muy bueno/buena en la cama (fam)
I [leɪ]1. VT(pt, pp laid)1) (=place, put) poner, colocar; [+ carpet, lino] poner, extender; [+ bricks] poner, colocar; [+ pipes] (in building) instalar; [+ cable, mains, track, trap] tender; [+ foundations] echar; [+ foundation stone] colocar; [+ bomb, explosives] colocar; [+ mines] sembrar•
I haven't laid eyes on him for years — hace años que no lo veo•
I didn't lay a finger on it! — ¡no lo toqué!•
I don't know where to lay my hands on... — no sé dónde echar mano a or conseguir...•
to lay sth over or on sth — extender algo encima de algo2) (=prepare) [+ fire] preparar; [+ plans] hacer- the best laid plans3) (=present) [+ plan, proposal] presentar ( before a); [+ accusation, charge] hacer; [+ complaint] formular, presentar•
to lay a claim before sb — presentar una reivindicación a algncharge 1., 1), claim 1., 2)•
to lay the facts before sb — presentar los hechos a algn4) (=attribute) [+ blame] echar; [+ responsibility] atribuir (on a)5) (=flatten, suppress) [+ corn] abatir, encamar; [+ dust] matar; [+ doubts, fears] acallar; [+ ghost] conjurar6) (=cause to be)•
he has been laid low with flu — la gripe lo ha tenido en cama•
to lay o.s. open to attack/criticism — exponerse al ataque/a la crítica7) [+ bet] hacer; [+ money] apostar (on a)I'll lay you a fiver on it! — ¡te apuesto cinco libras a que es así!
to lay that... — apostar a que...
oddsthey're laying bets on who is going to leave next — hacen apuestas sobre quién será el próximo en marcharse
8) [+ egg] [bird, reptile] poner; [fish, amphibian, insect] depositarit lays its eggs on/in... — [fish, amphibian, insect] deposita los huevos or desova en...
9) ** (=have sex with) tirarse a ***, follarse a (Sp) ***2.VI [hen] poner (huevos)3. N1) [of countryside, district etc] disposición f, situación fthe lay of the land — (US) la configuración del terreno; (fig) la situación, el estado de las cosas
2)hen in lay — gallina f ponedora
3) **4) *** (=act) polvo *** m4.CPD- lay away- lay by- lay down- lay in- lay into- lay off- lay on- lay out- lay over- lay up
II
[leɪ]PT of lie II, 1., 1)
III [leɪ]1.ADJ (Rel) laico, lego, seglar; (=non-specialist) lego, profano, no experto2.CPDlay brother N — (Rel) donado m, lego m, hermano m lego
lay person N — (Rel) lego(-a) m / f; (=non-specialist) profano(-a) m / f
lay preacher N — predicador(a) m / f laico(-a)
lay reader N — (Rel) persona laica encargada de conducir parte de un servicio religioso
lay sister N — (Rel) donada f, lega f
IV
[leɪ]N (Mus, Literat) trova f, canción f* * *
I [leɪ]
II
1.
(past & past p laid) transitive verb1) (put, place) poner*2) (arrange, put down in position) \<\<bricks/carpet\>\> poner*, colocar*; \<\<cable/pipes\>\> tender*, instalar; \<\<mines\>\> sembrar*3) ( prepare) \<\<trap/ambush\>\> tender*; \<\<plans\>\> hacer*to lay the table — poner* la mesa
4) (present, put forward)to lay a complaint against somebody — formular or presentar una queja contra alguien; claim I 2)
5) ( impose)to lay a burden/fine on somebody — imponer* una carga sobre/una multa a alguien; see also blame II a), stress I 2) a), emphasis
6) ( cause to be)to lay somebody low: he was laid low by malaria — estuvo postrado con malaria
7) ( Zool)to lay eggs — \<\<bird/reptile\>\> poner* huevos; \<\<fish/insects\>\> desovar*
8) \<\<bet\>\> hacer*; \<\<money\>\> apostar*; odds 1)9) ( to have sex with) (sl)
2.
vi1) \<\<hen\>\> poner* huevos2) (crit) lie II II•Phrasal Verbs:- lay down- lay in- lay into- lay off- lay on- lay out- lay up
III
adjective (before n)lay preacher — predicador, -dora m,f seglar
b) ( not expert)the lay reader — el lector profano en la materia, el lector no especializado
IV
noun (sl)he's/she's a good lay — es muy bueno/buena en la cama (fam)
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10 popular
'popjulə1) (liked by most people: a popular holiday resort; a popular person; She is very popular with children.) popular, persona que tiene éxito2) (believed by most people: a popular theory.) generalizado, extendido3) (of the people in general: popular rejoicing.) popular4) (easily read, understood etc by most people: a popular history of Britain.) de vulgarización•- popularity
- popularize
- popularise
popular adj1. popular2. muy frecuentado / de moda
popular adjetivo 1 ‹canción/baile/costumbres› traditional 2 ( que gusta) ‹actor/programa/deporte› popular
popular adjetivo
1 (folclórico) folk
2 (humilde) las clases populares, the people, the working class
3 (bien aceptado) popular
4 (conocido, famoso) well-known ' popular' also found in these entries: Spanish: aceptación - cabezudo - cancionero - cómic - conocida - conocido - constancia - divulgación - infarto - interpretar - legitimar - pueblo - romería - seguidilla - solicitada - solicitado - atracción - concurrido - conjunto - copla - cultura - curandero - feria - jalador - palenque - pegar - petición - popularizar - usar - verbena - vulgar English: alike - bandwagon - belief - big - down-market - folk - folk song - immensely - itself - lore - outcry - pander - popular - request - throughout - by - catch - demand - downmarket - hot - pop - popularize - tabloidtr['pɒpjʊləSMALLr/SMALL]1 (well-liked - gen) popular; (- person) estimado,-a; (- resort, restaurant) muy frecuentado,-a; (fashionable) de moda; (name) común,-una2 (of or for general public) popular; (belief, notion) generalizado,-a; (prices) popular, económico,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLby popular demand / by popular request a petición del públicothe popular press la prensa popularpopular ['pɑpjələr] adj1) : popularthe popular vote: el voto popular2) common: generalizado, comúnpopular beliefs: creencias generalizadas3) : popular, de gran popularidada popular singer: un cantante popularadj.• cotizado, -a adj.• exitoso, -a adj.• popular adj.'pɑːpjʊlər, 'pɒpjʊlə(r)1)a) ( well-liked)to be popular WITH somebody: she is popular with her students goza de popularidad entre sus alumnos; I'm not very popular with her at the moment — (colloq) últimamente no soy santo de su devoción (fam)
b) <resort/restaurant> muy frecuentado; <brand/product> popular2)a) (not highbrow, specialist) <music/literature> popularb) ( of populace) < feeling> popular; < rebellion> del pueblo, popularby popular demand/request — a petición or (AmL tb) a pedido del público
c) ( widespread) <belief/notion> generalizado['pɒpjʊlǝ(r)]1. ADJ1) (=well-liked)the show is proving very popular — el espectáculo está gozando de mucho éxito or goza de mucha popularidad
I'm not very popular in the office just now — en este momento no gozo de mucha simpatía en la oficina
this is one of our most popular lines — (Comm) esta es una de nuestras líneas más vendidas
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to be popular with sb, he's popular with the girls — tiene éxito con las chicas2) (=fashionable) de moda3) (=widespread) [image, belief] generalizado•
contrary to popular belief or opinion — en contra de or contrario a lo que comúnmente se cree•
it's a popular misconception that... — mucha gente piensa equivocadamente que...4) (=of the people) [unrest, support] popular; [uprising] popular, del pueblo•
popular feeling is against him — el sentir popular or del pueblo está en su contra5) (=appealing to the layman) [culture, music, art, version] popular2.CPDpopular culture N — cultura f popular
popular front N — frente m popular
popular music N — música f pop
* * *['pɑːpjʊlər, 'pɒpjʊlə(r)]1)a) ( well-liked)to be popular WITH somebody: she is popular with her students goza de popularidad entre sus alumnos; I'm not very popular with her at the moment — (colloq) últimamente no soy santo de su devoción (fam)
b) <resort/restaurant> muy frecuentado; <brand/product> popular2)a) (not highbrow, specialist) <music/literature> popularb) ( of populace) < feeling> popular; < rebellion> del pueblo, popularby popular demand/request — a petición or (AmL tb) a pedido del público
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11 prediction
- ʃənnoun I'm making no predictions about the result of the race.) predicción, pronósticoprediction n predicción / pronósticotr[prɪ'dɪkʃən]1 predicción nombre femenino, pronósticoprediction [pri'dɪkʃən] n: pronóstico m, predicción fn.• indicación s.f.• predicción s.f.• pronóstico s.m.• vaticinio s.m.prɪ'dɪkʃənto make a prediction about something — predecir* or pronosticar* algo
b) u ( act) predicción f[prɪ'dɪkʃǝn]N1) (=forecast) (by expert, layman) predicción f ; (by clairvoyant, oracle) vaticinio m, profecía ftheir prediction that house prices would fall — su predicción de que el precio de la vivienda iba a bajar
there were dire predictions that thousands would die of malnutrition — hubo predicciones alarmantes de que miles de personas morirían por desnutrición
to make a prediction about sth — pronosticar or predecir algo
2) (=act)weather prediction has never been a perfect science — pronosticar el tiempo nunca ha sido una ciencia exacta
* * *[prɪ'dɪkʃən]to make a prediction about something — predecir* or pronosticar* algo
b) u ( act) predicción f -
12 laica
laico,-a
I adjetivo lay, secular
II sustantivo masculino y femenino lay person (hombre) layman (mujer) laywoman -
13 profana
Del verbo profanar: ( conjugate profanar) \ \
profana es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: profana profanar
profanar ( conjugate profanar) verbo transitivo ‹templo/sepultura› to desecrate, defile
profano,-a
I adjetivo
1 (no sacro) profane, secular
2 (no experto) ignorant, lay
II sustantivo masculino y femenino layperson (hombre) layman (mujer) laywoman
profanar verbo transitivo to desecrate
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