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lay [leɪ]poser ⇒ 2 (a) mettre ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c) étendre ⇒ 2 (a) préparer ⇒ 2 (d) pondre ⇒ 2 (e), 3 (a) imposer ⇒ 2 (f) porter ⇒ 2 (g) soumettre ⇒ 2 (h) dissiper ⇒ 2 (i) laïque ⇒ 4 (a) profane ⇒ 4 (b)(pt & pp laid [leɪd])1 pt of lie∎ to lay sb/sth flat coucher ou étendre qn/qch (par terre);∎ lay the cards face upwards posez les cartes face en l'air;∎ lay the photos on the shelf to dry mettez les photos à plat sur l'étagère pour qu'elles sèchent;∎ he laid the baby on the bed il a couché l'enfant sur le lit;∎ she laid her head on my shoulder elle a posé sa tête sur mon épaule;∎ euphemism to lay sb to rest enterrer qn;∎ she laid the blanket on the ground elle a étendu la couverture par terre;∎ familiar to lay eyes on sb/sth voir qn/qch□ ;∎ to lay it on the line ne pas y aller par quatre chemins(b) (tiles, bricks, pipes, cable, carpet, foundations) poser; (wreath) déposer; (mine) poser, mouiller; (concrete) couler;∎ to lay lino on the floor, to lay the floor with lino poser du linoléum;∎ a roof laid with zinc un toit recouvert de zinc;∎ figurative the plan lays the basis or the foundation for economic development le projet jette les bases du développement économique(c) (set → table) mettre;∎ lay the table for six mettez la table pour six (personnes), mettez six couverts;∎ they hadn't laid enough places ils n'avaient pas mis assez de couverts, il manquait des couverts(d) (prepare, arrange → fire) préparer;∎ to lay a trail tracer un chemin;∎ they laid a trap for him ils lui ont tendu un piège∎ American familiar figurative to lay an egg faire une gaffe;∎ to lay emphasis or stress on sth mettre l'accent sur qch;∎ to lay the blame (for sth) on sb faire porter la responsabilité (de qch) à qn;∎ to lay a curse on sb/sth jeter un sort à qn/qch∎ to lay a complaint déposer une plainte, porter plainte;∎ to lay a matter before the court saisir le tribunal d'une affaire;∎ to lay an accusation against sb porter une accusation contre qn;∎ charges have been laid against five men cinq hommes ont été inculpés∎ he laid all the facts before me il me présenta tous les faits;∎ she laid the scheme before him elle lui soumit le projet∎ I'll lay you ten to one that she won't come je te parie à dix contre un qu'elle ne viendra pas∎ to get laid s'envoyer en l'air∎ to lay a whip across sb's back fouetter qn∎ the rain helped to lay the dust la pluie a fait retomber la poussière∎ to lay oneself open to criticism s'exposer à la critique(a) (bird, fish) pondre(a) (non-clerical) laïque;∎ in lay dress en habit laïque(b) (not professional) profane, non spécialiste;∎ the book is intended for a lay audience le livre est destiné à un public de profanes5 noun∎ he's/she's a good lay c'est un bon coup(b) (poem, song) lai m►► Religion lay brother frère m lai;lay days starie f, jours mpl de planche;Art lay figure mannequin m;lay person profane mf, non-initié(e) m,f;lay preacher prédicateur(trice) m,f laïque;lay reader prédicateur(trice) m,f laïque;lay sister sœur f converse∎ she laid about him with her umbrella elle l'a attaqué à coups de parapluie, elle lui a tapé dessus avec son parapluie;∎ to lay about one (hit out) frapper de tous côtés(a) (put down) mettre de côté;∎ she laid her knitting aside to watch the news elle posa son tricot pour regarder les informations;∎ figurative you should lay aside any personal opinions you might have vous devez faire abstraction de toute opinion personnelle∎ we have some money laid aside nous avons de l'argent de côté(of horse → ears) rabattre, coucherBritish (provisions) mettre de côté(a) (put down) poser;∎ she laid her knife and fork down elle posa son couvert;∎ to lay down one's arms déposer ou rendre les armes(b) (renounce, relinquish) renoncer à;∎ to lay down one's life se sacrifier(c) (formulate, set out → plan, rule) formuler, établir; (→ condition) imposer; (→ duties) spécifier;∎ as laid down in the contract, the buyer keeps exclusive rights il est stipulé ou il est bien précisé dans le contrat que l'acheteur garde l'exclusivité(e) (store → wine) mettre en cave∎ he has laid down five acres of barley il a semé deux hectares et demi d'orge(stores) faire provision de;∎ to lay in provisions faire des provisions;∎ we've laid in plenty of food for the weekend nous avons prévu beaucoup de nourriture pour le week-end;∎ Commerce to lay in goods or stock faire provision de marchandises(a) (attack → physically) tomber (à bras raccourcis) sur; (→ verbally) prendre à partie, passer un savon à;∎ he really laid into his opponent il est tombé à bras raccourcis sur son adversaire;∎ she laid into the government for their hard-line attitude elle a pris le gouvernement à partie pour son attitude intransigeante(b) (eat greedily) se jeter sur➲ lay off(b) (in gambling → bet) couvrir∎ to lay off a risk effectuer une réassurance∎ to lay the ball off for sb placer le ballon en bonne position pour qn∎ just lay off me! fiche-moi la paix!;∎ I told her to lay off my husband je lui ai dit de laisser mon mari tranquille□∎ to lay off the chocolate ne plus manger de chocolat□ ;∎ to lay off the cigarettes s'arrêter de fumer□ ;∎ you'd better lay off the booze for a while tu devrais t'arrêter de boire pendant quelque temps□ ;∎ familiar lay off it, will you! laisse tomber, tu veux!familiar (drop the subject) laisser tomber;∎ lay off! (leave me alone) fiche-moi la paix!∎ drinks will be laid on les boissons seront fournies;∎ the meal was laid on by our hosts le repas nous fut offert par nos hôtes;∎ they had transport laid on for us ils s'étaient occupés de nous procurer un moyen de transport;∎ I'll lay on a car for you at the station j'enverrai une voiture vous chercher à la gare∎ the caravan has electricity laid on la caravane a l'électricité(c) (spread → paint, plaster) étaler;∎ let me lay some advice on you je vais te filer un bon conseil;∎ did she lay a heavy one on me! elle n'a pas mâché ses mots!∎ if you're not careful, I'll lay one on you! (hit) fais gaffe ou je t'en mets une!(a) (arrange, spread out) étaler;∎ he laid his wares out on the ground il a étalé ou déballé sa marchandise sur le sol(b) (present, put forward) exposer, présenter;∎ her ideas are clearly laid out in her book ses idées sont clairement exposées dans son livre∎ the house is badly laid out la maison est mal agencée∎ we've already laid out a fortune on the project nous avons déjà mis une fortune dans ce projet(f) (knock out) assommer, mettre K-O;∎ he was laid out cold il a été mis K-O(g) Typography faire la maquette de, monterAmerican (stop off) faire une halte, faire escalese mettre en pannemettre en panne(a) (store, save) mettre de côté;∎ figurative you're just laying up trouble for yourself tu te prépares des ennuis(b) (confine to bed) aliter;∎ she's laid up with mumps elle est au lit avec les oreillons∎ my car is laid up ma voiture est au garage
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