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1 coast
kəust
1. noun(the side or border of land next to the sea: The coast was very rocky.) costa, litoral
2. verb(to travel downhill (in a vehicle, on a bicycle etc) without the use of any power such as the engine or pedalling: He coasted for two miles after the car ran out of petrol.) ir en punto muerto- coastal- coaster
- coastguard
coast n costatr[kəʊst]1 costa, litoral nombre masculino1 (in car) ir en punto muerto; (on bicycle) deslizarse sin pedalear2 figurative use avanzar sin ningún esfuerzo3 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL costear, bordear la costa\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe coast is clear no hay moros en la costacoast ['ko:st] vi: deslizarse, rodar sin impulsocoast n: costa f, litoral mn.• costa s.f.• costera s.f.v.• costear v.
I kəʊsta) ( shoreline) costa fthe coast is clear — no hay moros en la costa
b) ( region) costa f, litoral m
II
a) ( freewheel) \<\<car\>\> deslizarse* ( sin llevar el motor en marcha)b) ( proceed effortlessly)[kǝʊst]1.N (=shore) costa f ; (=coastline) litoral m2.VI (also: coast along) (Aut) ir en punto muerto; (on sledge, cycle) deslizarse cuesta abajo; (fig) avanzar sin esfuerzo* * *
I [kəʊst]a) ( shoreline) costa fthe coast is clear — no hay moros en la costa
b) ( region) costa f, litoral m
II
a) ( freewheel) \<\<car\>\> deslizarse* ( sin llevar el motor en marcha)b) ( proceed effortlessly) -
2 lie
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noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) mentira
2. 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.) mentir- liar
II
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.)2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) echarse, tumbarse3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) estar (situado), encontrarse4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) quedarse, permanecer•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
- take lying down
lie1 n mentirathat's a lie! ¡eso es mentira!lie2 vb echarse / tumbarselie3 vb mentirtr[laɪ]1 mentir1 mentira\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a pack of lies / be a tissue of lies ser pura mentirato give the lie to desmentirto lie through one's teeth familiar mentir uno más que hablato tell lies mentirlie detector detector nombre masculino de mentiras————————tr[laɪ]1 (adopt a flat position) acostarse, tumbarse; (be in a flat position) estar acostado,-a, estar tumbado,-a■ we must determine where the responsibility lies hemos de determinar de quién es la responsabilidad3 (be situated) estar (situado,-a), encontrarse■ the problem lies mainly in his stubbornness el problema radica principalmente en su intransigencia■ what lies behind his offer of help? ¿qué esconde tras su oferta de ayuda?4 (be buried) yacer5 (remain) quedarse, permanecer1 (position) posición nombre femenino, situación nombre femenino; (direction) orientación nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto lie down on the job columpiarse, dormirseto lie low estar escondido,-ato take something lying down aceptar algo sin chistarthe lie of the land la topografía (del terreno) 2 figurative use el estado de las cosas1) : acostarse, echarseI lay down: me acosté2) : estar, estar situado, encontrarsethe book lay on the table: el libro estaba en la mesathe city lies to the south: la ciudad se encuentra al sur3) consist: consistir4)to lie in : residir enthe power lies in the people: el poder reside en el pueblolie n1) untruth: mentira fto tell lies: decir mentiras2) position: posición fn.• disposición s.f.• embuste s.m.• filfa s.f.• gazapa s.f.• infundio s.m.• mentira s.f.• orientación s.f.• trola s.f.• trufa s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: lied) (•§ p.,p.p.: lay, lain•) = echarse v.• estar acostado v.• estar echado v.• estar situado v.• mentir v.• trufar v.• ubicarse v.• yacer v.
I laɪto tell lies — decir* mentiras, mentir*
to give the lie to something — desmentir* algo
II
2) (3rd pers sing pres lies; pres p lying; past & past p lied) ( tell untruths) mentir*to lie one's way out of/into something — salir* de un problema/conseguir* algo a base de mentiras
a) ( lie down) echarse, acostarse*, tenderse*b) ( be in lying position) estar* tendido, yacer* (liter)c) ( be buried) yacer* (liter), estar* sepultado (frml)4) (be) \<\<object\>\> estar*the ship lay at anchor — el barco estaba fondeado or anclado
5)a) ( be located) \<\<building/city\>\> encontrarse*, estar* (situado or ubicado)a group of islands lying off the west coast — un conjunto de islas situadas cerca de la costa occidental
b) ( stretch) extenderse*6) \<\<problem/difference\>\> radicar*, estribar, estar*; \<\<answer\>\> estar*where do your sympathies lie? — ¿con quién simpatizas?
it's hard to see where the problem lies — es difícil ver en qué estriba or radica el problema
victory lay within his grasp — tenía la victoria al alcance de la mano
•Phrasal Verbs:- lie back- lie down- lie in
I [laɪ]1.N mentira fit's a lie! — ¡(es) mentira!
- give the lie topack 1., 3)2.VI mentir3.VT4.CPDlie detector N — detector m de mentiras
lie-detector test N — prueba f con el detector de mentiras
II [laɪ] (pt lay) (pp lain)1. VI1) [person, animal] (=act) echarse, acostarse, tenderse, tumbarse; (=state) estar echado or acostado or tendido or tumbado; (in grave) yacer, estar enterrado, reposar liter•
here lies... — aquí yace...•
to let things lie — dejar estar las cosas como están- lie low2) (=be situated) [object] estar; [town, house] estar situado, encontrarse, ubicarse (LAm); (=remain) quedarse; (=stretch) extenderse•
our road lay along the river — nuestro camino seguía a lo largo del río•
the plain lay before us — la llanura se extendía delante de nosotros•
where does the difficulty lie? — ¿en qué consiste or radica la dificultad?•
the town lies in a valley — el pueblo está situado or ubicado en un valleEngland lies in third place — Inglaterra está en tercer lugar or ocupa la tercera posición
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how does the land lie? — ¿cuál es el estado actual de las cosas?•
obstacles lie in the way — hay obstáculos por delante•
the problem lies in his refusal — el problema estriba en su negativa•
the snow lay half a metre deep — había medio metro de nieve•
the fault lies with you — la culpa es tuya, tú eres el culpable2.N [of ball] posición f•
the lie of the land — (Geog) la configuración del terreno; (fig) el estado de las cosas- lie back- lie down- lie in- lie over- lie to- lie up* * *
I [laɪ]to tell lies — decir* mentiras, mentir*
to give the lie to something — desmentir* algo
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2) (3rd pers sing pres lies; pres p lying; past & past p lied) ( tell untruths) mentir*to lie one's way out of/into something — salir* de un problema/conseguir* algo a base de mentiras
a) ( lie down) echarse, acostarse*, tenderse*b) ( be in lying position) estar* tendido, yacer* (liter)c) ( be buried) yacer* (liter), estar* sepultado (frml)4) (be) \<\<object\>\> estar*the ship lay at anchor — el barco estaba fondeado or anclado
5)a) ( be located) \<\<building/city\>\> encontrarse*, estar* (situado or ubicado)a group of islands lying off the west coast — un conjunto de islas situadas cerca de la costa occidental
b) ( stretch) extenderse*6) \<\<problem/difference\>\> radicar*, estribar, estar*; \<\<answer\>\> estar*where do your sympathies lie? — ¿con quién simpatizas?
it's hard to see where the problem lies — es difícil ver en qué estriba or radica el problema
victory lay within his grasp — tenía la victoria al alcance de la mano
•Phrasal Verbs:- lie back- lie down- lie in
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