what lies behind/el

what lies behind his attitude? — ¿cuál es la verdadera razón de su actitud?

I wonder what lies behind all this — me pregunto qué hay detrás de todo esto

what lies behind his refusal? — cosa c'è dietro il suo rifiuto?

the real cause that lay behind the rise in divorce — la vera causa all'origine dell'incremento dei divorzi

What lies behind the Sun's ever changing visible features?

to lie low — garder un profil bas

to live a lie — vivre dans le mensonge

pack / tissue / web of lies — паутина лжи

to tell a lie — говорить неправду, врать, обманывать

bald-faced lie, barefaced lie, blatant lie — наглая ложь

transparent lie — явная ложь

brazen lie — бесстыдное враньё

downright lie — явная, наглая ложь

monstrous lie, whopping lie — чудовищная ложь

outright lie — неприкрытая ложь

white lie — невинная ложь, ложь во спасение

to give the lie to smb. — уличать, изобличать кого-л. во лжи

to give the lie to smth. — опровергать что-л.

I know he is lying. — Я знаю, что он врёт.

She lied to her husband. — Она солгала мужу.

The camera sometimes lies. — Камера иногда лжёт.

to lie in one's throat, to lie in one's teeth, to lie through one's teeth — бесстыдно лгать

The injured man was lying motionless on his back. — Раненый лежал на спине без движения.

He lay awake watching her for a long time. — Он долго лежал и наблюдал за ней.

The newspaper lay on the table. — Газета лежала на столе.

I found this book lying about upstairs; is it yours? — Я тут нашёл валявшуюся наверху книжку, это не твоя?

It's so nice to have the time to lie about in the sun. — Так замечательно, когда есть время понежиться на солнышке.

Lie back, dear, you'll be more comfortable. — Откинься назад, дорогая, тебе будет удобнее.

Mother isn't feeling too well and has gone to lie down. — Мама неважно себя чувствует, она пошла прилечь.

You'll find her in the garden, lying out in the sun. — Ты найдешь её в саду, растянувшейся на солнышке.

I had pillows lying by of no use. — У меня были подушки, которыми никто не пользовался.

The islands lie at the southern end of the Kurile chain. — Острова расположены на юге Курильской гряды.

The route lay to the west. — Дорога простиралась на запад.

How long will he have to lie in prison? — Сколько же ему придётся быть в тюрьме?

to lie asleep — спать

to lie in wait for smb. — поджидать, подстерегать кого-л.

The picture lay hidden in the archives for over 40 years. — Картина пролежала, спрятанная в архивах, более 40 лет.

They were growing impatient at lying idle so long. — Чем дольше они находились в бездействии, тем сильнее росло их нетерпение.

Our country's economy lies in ruins. — Экономика нашей страны полностью разрушена.

I was going well and was lying fourth. — Я неплохо шёл и был на четвертом месте.

I cannot bear to see the suffering that lies in her face. — Я не могу видеть выражения страдания на её лице.

The problem lay in the large amounts spent on defence. — Проблема заключалась в тех огромных суммах, которые шли на оборону.

They will only assume that, as a woman, the fault lies with me. — Они только решат, что раз я женщина, значит, вина лежит на мне.

He realised his future lay elsewhere. — Он понимал, что здесь у него нет будущего.

His worst mistake lay in thinking that all his workers were trustworthy. — Его самая грубая ошибка заключалась в том, что он доверял всем своим работникам.

I wonder what lies behind his offer? — Интересно, что скрывается за его предложением?

If it lies within my power to do it, I will. — Если это будет в моих силах, я сделаю это.

The job of ensuring an equal sharing of national wealth lies with the government. — Ответственность за равное распределение национального богатства лежит на правительстве.

My duty to my family lies before my own interests. — Мой долг перед семьёй значит для меня больше моих собственных интересов.

The claim does not lie. — Это незаконное требование.

to lie on the bed one has made — пожинать плоды собственных усилий, действий

The unions are not going to take the government's threats lying down. — Профсоюзы не собираются покорно сносить угрозы правительства.

The actual site of a city is determined by the natural lie of the land. — Фактическое расположение города определяется естественным характером местности.

the lie of the ground — рельеф местности

that's a lie! — (eso es) mentira!

to tell lies — decir* mentiras, mentir*

to give the lie to something — desmentir* algo

to lie one's way out of/into something — salir* de un problema/conseguir* algo a base de mentiras

he often lies in bed until noon — con frecuencia se queda en la cama hasta el mediodía

lie still! — quédate quieto!

I lay awake for hours — estuve horas sin poder dormir

to lie low — tratar de pasar inadvertido

here lies John Brown — aquí yacen los restos de John Brown

the snow lay two feet deep — la nieve tenía dos pies de espesor

the book lay open at page 304 — el libro estaba abierto en la página 304

the factory still lay idle — la fábrica seguía parada

a group of islands lying off the west coast — un conjunto de islas situadas cerca de la costa occidental

where do your sympathies lie? — ¿con quién simpatizas?

it's a lie! — ¡(es) mentira!

to tell lies — mentir

to lie one's way out of it — salir del apuro mintiendo

don't lie on the grass — no te eches sobre el césped

he lay where he had fallen — se quedó donde había caído

the book lay on the table — el libro estaba sobre la mesa

the money is lying in the bank — el dinero sigue en el banco

the snow did not lie — la nieve se derritió

it lies with you to change things — te corresponde a ti cambiar las cosas

that's a lie! — (eso es) mentira!

to tell lies — decir* mentiras, mentir*

to give the lie to something — desmentir* algo

to lie one's way out of/into something — salir* de un problema/conseguir* algo a base de mentiras

he often lies in bed until noon — con frecuencia se queda en la cama hasta el mediodía

lie still! — quédate quieto!

I lay awake for hours — estuve horas sin poder dormir

to lie low — tratar de pasar inadvertido

here lies John Brown — aquí yacen los restos de John Brown

the snow lay two feet deep — la nieve tenía dos pies de espesor

the book lay open at page 304 — el libro estaba abierto en la página 304

the factory still lay idle — la fábrica seguía parada

a group of islands lying off the west coast — un conjunto de islas situadas cerca de la costa occidental

where do your sympathies lie? — ¿con quién simpatizas?

The surface of Venus is perpetually (or constantly) hidden by clouds.

Such devices will be routinely available.

One problem arose repeatedly in any attempt to calculate...

Erosion, transportation and deposition persistently carry mineral matter from higher places on the continents to...

The forces are changing constantly.

Later researchers have consistently reported that no such change could be detected.

Special storage places should be provided in which the temperature can be held below 60°F at all times.

The entire sensitive portion of the bulb must be immersed at all times in the medium being measured.

What lies behind the Sun's ever changing visible features?

The need for this product will grow steadily.

что за этим таится? — what lies behind this?

странная красота таилась в осеннем лесе — strange beauty lurked in the autumn woodland

не таись от меня — don't conceal anything from me, don't hold anything back from me

to tell a lie — dire una bugia

to give the lie to sth., sb. — smentire qcs., qcn

to live a lie — vivere nella menzogna

he lied his way into the job — ha avuto il posto a suon di menzogne

he lied about her — ha mentito riguardo a lei

to be lying on the bed — essere disteso sul letto

to be lying in bed — restare a letto

to lie face down — stare a faccia in giù, mettersi a faccia in giù

don't lie in the sun too long — non stare disteso al sole per troppo tempo

lie still — stai giù

he lay dead — giaceva morto

here lies John Brown — qui giace John Brown

the toys lay all over the floor — i giochi erano sparsi sul pavimento

that's where our future lies — il nostro futuro è là

what lies ahead? — cosa ci aspetta?

their interests lie elsewhere — i loro interessi stavano da un'altra parte

the responsibility lies with them — la responsabilità è loro

the snow lay thick — c'era uno spesso strato di neve

to lie low — non farsi vedere

to give the lie to — smentire

I know she's lying — so che sta mentendo

you lied to me! — mi hai mentito!

he was lying on the sofa — era disteso sul divano

he had lain there for hours — è rimasto disteso lì per ore

he lay where he had fallen — giaceva a terra nel punto in cui era caduto

to lie still — giacere immobile

she lay in bed until 10 o'clock — è rimasta a letto fino alle 10

the book lay on the table — il libro giaceva sul tavolo

the snow lay half a metre deep — la neve formava una coltre di mezzo metro

the plain lay before us — la pianura si stendeva dinanzi a noi

in spite of the obstacles lying in his way — nonostante gli ostacoli che aveva di fronte

the fault lies with you — l'errore è tuo

the challenge lies in... — la difficoltà sta nel...

the best remedy lies in... — il miglior rimedio consiste nel...

to tell a lie — dire una bugia

to give the lie to sth., sb. — smentire qcs., qcn

to live a lie — vivere nella menzogna

he lied his way into the job — ha avuto il posto a suon di menzogne

he lied about her — ha mentito riguardo a lei

to be lying on the bed — essere disteso sul letto

to be lying in bed — restare a letto

to lie face down — stare a faccia in giù, mettersi a faccia in giù

don't lie in the sun too long — non stare disteso al sole per troppo tempo

lie still — stai giù

he lay dead — giaceva morto

here lies John Brown — qui giace John Brown

the toys lay all over the floor — i giochi erano sparsi sul pavimento

that's where our future lies — il nostro futuro è là

what lies ahead? — cosa ci aspetta?

their interests lie elsewhere — i loro interessi stavano da un'altra parte

the responsibility lies with them — la responsabilità è loro

the snow lay thick — c'era uno spesso strato di neve

to lie low — non farsi vedere

hvor lígger...? — где нахо́дится...?

una peste de ratones — a plague of mice

peste aviar — fowl pest

peste bubónica — bubonic plague

peste negra — Black Death

peste porcina — swine fever

¡qué peste hay aquí! — there's a real stink in here!