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1 lay down
1) (to give up: They laid down their arms; The soldiers laid down their lives in the cause of peace.) nedlægge; ofre2) (to order or instruct: The rule book lays down what should be done in such a case.) anvise3) (to store: My father laid down a good stock of wine which I am now drinking.) gemme; lagre* * *1) (to give up: They laid down their arms; The soldiers laid down their lives in the cause of peace.) nedlægge; ofre2) (to order or instruct: The rule book lays down what should be done in such a case.) anvise3) (to store: My father laid down a good stock of wine which I am now drinking.) gemme; lagre -
2 law
[lo:]1) (the collection of rules according to which people live or a country etc is governed: Such an action is against the law; law and order.) lov2) (any one of such rules: A new law has been passed by Parliament.) lov3) ((in science) a rule that says that under certain conditions certain things always happen: the law of gravity.) lov; -lov•- lawful- lawfully
- lawless
- lawlessly
- lawlessness
- lawyer
- law-abiding
- law court
- lawsuit
- be a law unto oneself
- the law
- the law of the land
- lay down the law* * *[lo:]1) (the collection of rules according to which people live or a country etc is governed: Such an action is against the law; law and order.) lov2) (any one of such rules: A new law has been passed by Parliament.) lov3) ((in science) a rule that says that under certain conditions certain things always happen: the law of gravity.) lov; -lov•- lawful- lawfully
- lawless
- lawlessly
- lawlessness
- lawyer
- law-abiding
- law court
- lawsuit
- be a law unto oneself
- the law
- the law of the land
- lay down the law
См. также в других словарях:
lay down — {v.} 1. To let (something) be taken; give up or surrender (something). * /The general told the troops to lay down their arms./ * /He was willing to lay down his life for his country./ Compare: GIVE UP. 2. To ask people to follow; tell someone to… … Dictionary of American idioms
lay down — {v.} 1. To let (something) be taken; give up or surrender (something). * /The general told the troops to lay down their arms./ * /He was willing to lay down his life for his country./ Compare: GIVE UP. 2. To ask people to follow; tell someone to… … Dictionary of American idioms
lay down vs lie down — Lay down has several different meanings. If you lay something down it can mean you officially establish a rule, or officially state the way in which something should be done. For example: Please follow the rules laid down by the… … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words
lay down vs lie down — Lay down has several different meanings. If you lay something down it can mean you officially establish a rule, or officially state the way in which something should be done. For example: Please follow the rules laid down by the… … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words
lay down — ► lay down 1) formulate and enact (a rule or principle). 2) build up a deposit of (a substance). 3) store (wine) in a cellar. 4) pay or wager (money). Main Entry: ↑lay … English terms dictionary
lay down — verb institute, enact, or establish (Freq. 8) make laws • Syn: ↑establish, ↑make • Hypernyms: ↑make, ↑create • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
lay\ down — v 1. To let (smth) be taken; give up or surrender (smth). The general told the troops to lay down their arms. He was willing to lay down his life for his country. Compare: give up 2. To ask people to follow; tell someone to obey; make (a rule or… … Словарь американских идиом
lay down — phr verb Lay down is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑parliament Lay down is used with these nouns as the object: ↑arms, ↑burden, ↑code, ↑condition, ↑criterion, ↑guideline, ↑gun, ↑knife, ↑life, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
lay down the law — Synonyms and related words: be responsible for, bestride, call the signals, captain, carry on, command, conduct, control, dictate, direct, dogmatize, dominate, engineer, govern, handle, have the ascendancy, head, head up, lead, lead on, make the… … Moby Thesaurus
rule — 1 n 1 a: a prescribed guide for conduct or action b: a regulating principle or precept 2 a: an order or directive issued by a court in a particular proceeding esp. upon petition of a party to the proceeding that commands an officer or party to… … Law dictionary
rule — [n1] standard, principle of behavior aphorism, apothegm, assize, axiom, basis, brocard, canon, chapter and verse*, command, commandment, criterion, decorum, decree, decretion, dictum, direction, edict, etiquette, formula, fundamental, gnome,… … New thesaurus