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I.lie1 [laɪ]a. [person, animal] ( = lie down) s'allonger ; ( = be lying down) être allongé• he was lying on the floor (resting) il était allongé par terre ; (unable to move) il était étendu par terre• lie still! ne bouge pas !• here lies... (on tombstone) ci-gît...• what lies behind his refusal? quelle est la véritable raison de son refus ?2. noun3. compounds► lie about, lie around intransitive verba. [objects, clothes, books] traînerb. [person] traîner• don't just lie about all day! tâche de ne pas traîner toute la journée !(in chair, on bed) se renverser (en arrière)• just lie back and enjoy yourself! laisse-toi donc vivre ![person, animal] s'allonger( = stay in bed) faire la grasse matinéeII.lie2 [laɪ](verb: preterite, past participle lied)1. nounmensonge m• that's a lie! c'est un mensonge !* * *[laɪ] 1.noun mensonge m2. 3.to give the lie to something/somebody — démentir quelque chose/quelqu'un
1) (p prés lying; prét, pp lied) ( tell falsehood) mentir ( to somebody à quelqu'un; about à propos de)2) (p prés lying, prét lay, pp lain also for 3, 4, 5) ( in horizontal position) [person, animal] ( action) s'allonger; ( state) être allongé; [objects] être couchéto lie on one's back/on one's front ou face down — être allongé or s'allonger sur le dos/ventre
3) ( be situated) être; ( remain) resterto lie before somebody — [life, career] s'ouvrir devant quelqu'un
4) ( can be found) résiderto lie in — [cause, secret, talent] résider dans; [popularity, strength, fault] venir de
to lie in doing — [solution, cure] consister à faire
to lie behind — ( be hidden) se cacher derrière; ( instigate) être à l'origine de
5) lit, fig ( as covering) [snow] tenirto lie over — [atmosphere] recouvrir [place, gathering]
•Phrasal Verbs:- lie back- lie down- lie in- lie up••to take it lying down — (colloq) se laisser faire
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