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• olla pitkällään• olla• huijata• huiputtaa• huijaus• virua• sijaitamilitary• asema• valhe• vale• valehdella• puhua perättömiä• puhua pötyä• lekotella• levätä• narrata• petkutus• maata• piillä• loikoa• lojua• loikoilla* * *I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) valhe2. 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.)- liarII 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.) maata, olla2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) sijaita, olla3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) olla4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) piillä•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
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• ripe• rääppeet• tuki• tukea• nojata• nokkaunet• nojautua• noja• nukkua• jäte• tähde• haudan lepo• hengähtää• henkäistä• huilata• huokaista• huoahtaa• huilia• virkistyä• viipyä• siesta• antaa levätä• vapaa-aika• rentoutua• rauha• taukomerkki• tauko• levätä• lepo• lepuuttaa• lepotauko• lepopaikka• lepo-• lepohetki• levollisuus• levähdys• levähtää• lepoaikafinance, business, economy• jäämä• jäänne• jäädä• jäännös• mielenrauha• muu• muut• paussi• perustaa• perustua• maata• sopusointu• säilymä• säästymä• ylijäämä• koti• luottaa• loput• loppu• loppuosa* * *I 1. rest noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) lepo2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) lepo3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) tuki4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) pysähdyksissä2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.)2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.)3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.)4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.)5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.)6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.)•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
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• oppiaines• onnellinen• tilavuus• hyvillään• iloinen• tyytyväinen• tyytyä• tyytyväisyys• tyydyttää• tyydytetty• sisältö• sisällys• väkevyys• pitoisuus• konsentraatio* * *I 1. kən'tent adjective(satisfied; quietly happy: He doesn't want more money - he's content with what he has.) tyytyväinen2. noun(the state of being satisfied or quietly happy: You're on holiday - you can lie in the sun to your heart's content.)3. verb(to satisfy: As the TV's broken, you'll have to content yourself with listening to the radio.)- contentedly
- contentment II 'kontent noun1) (the subject matter (of a book, speech etc): the content of his speech.) sisällys2) (the amount of something contained: Oranges have a high vitamin C content.) pitoisuus•- contents
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lie behind something — lie behind (something) to explain or be the reason for something. I wonder what lay behind his decision to quit school … New idioms dictionary
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lie behind — ˌlie be ˈhind [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they lie behind he/she/it lies behind present participle lying behind past tense lay behind … Useful english dictionary
lie behind — (something) to explain or be the reason for something. I wonder what lay behind his decision to quit school … New idioms dictionary
give the lie to something — formal to show that something is not at all true These figures give the lie to the notion that people are spending less … English dictionary
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lie — I UK [laɪ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms lie : present tense I/you/we/they lie he/she/it lies present participle lying UK [ˈlaɪɪŋ] / US past tense lay UK [leɪ] / US past participle lain UK [leɪn] / US *** 1) a) to be in a position in which… … English dictionary
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