lay

lay
lay [leɪ]
(verb: preterite, past participle laid)
1. verb
past tense of lie
2. transitive verb
   a. ( = place) [+ cards, objects] poser ; ( = stretch out) [+ cloth] étendre
• she laid her hand on my shoulder elle a posé la main sur mon épaule
• I didn't lay a finger on him je ne l'ai pas touché
• if you so much as lay a finger on me ... si tu oses lever la main sur moi ...
• I wish I could lay my hands on a good dictionary si seulement je pouvais mettre la main sur un bon dictionnaire
• to lay it on the line (inf) y aller carrément (inf)
• he laid it on me (inf) (US = explained) il m'a tout expliqué
• to lay one on sb (inf!) (British = hit) coller un pain (inf !) à qn
   b. ( = put down) poser
   c. [+ egg] pondre
   d. [+ snare, trap] tendre (for à ) ; [+ plans] élaborer
• to lay the table (British) mettre la table
• even the best-laid plans can go wrong même les projets les mieux élaborés peuvent échouer
   e. (with adjective) to lay bare one's innermost thoughts dévoiler ses pensées les plus profondes
• the blow laid him flat le coup l'a étendu par terre
• the storm laid the town flat la tempête a dévasté la ville
• to be laid low être immobilisé
• he was laid low with flu la grippe l'obligeait à garder le lit
• to lay o.s. open to criticism s'exposer à la critique
• to lay a town to waste dévaster une ville
   f. ( = impose) [+ tax] faire payer (on sth sur qch ) ; [+ burden] imposer (on sb à qn)
   g. [+ money] parier
• to lay a bet parier
   h. [+ accusation, charge] porter
• we shall lay the facts before him nous lui exposerons les faits
• they laid their plan before him ils lui ont exposé leur projet
• he laid his case before the commission il a soumis son cas à la commission
   i. ( = have sex with) (inf) baiser (vulg !)
• to get laid se faire sauter (inf !)
3. intransitive verb
pondre
4. noun
   a. [of countryside] configuration f
   b. (inf!) she's an easy lay elle couche (inf) avec n'importe qui
• he's/she's a good lay c'est un bon coup (inf !)
5. compounds
► lay-by noun (British) aire f de repos
► lay-off noun licenciement m
► lay person noun (Religion) laïc m, laïque f ; (figurative) profane mf
► lay aside separable transitive verb
   a. ( = save) mettre de côté
   b. [+ prejudice, principles] laisser de côté ; [+ disagreements] faire taire
► lay down separable transitive verb
   a. [+ object] poser
• to lay down one's arms déposer les armes
• to lay down one's life for sb sacrifier sa vie pour qn
   b. [+ rule] établir ; [+ condition, price] fixer
• it is laid down in the rules that ... il est stipulé dans le règlement que ...
• to lay down a policy définir une politique
• to lay down the law essayer de faire la loi► lay in separable transitive verb
[+ goods, reserves] faire provision de
• to lay in provisions faire des provisions► lay into (inf) inseparable transitive verb
• he laid into him ( = attacked) il lui est rentré dedans (inf) ; ( = scolded) il lui a passé un savon (inf)► lay off
1. separable transitive verb
[+ workers] licencier
2. inseparable transitive verb
( = leave alone) (inf) you'd better lay off drinking for a while tu ferais mieux de t'abstenir de boire pendant un temps
• lay off! ( = stop) ça suffit ! ; ( = don't touch) pas touche ! (inf)
• lay off him! fiche-lui la paix ! (inf)
• I told him to lay off je lui ai dit d'arrêter
► lay on separable transitive verb
(British) [+ water, gas] installer ; [+ facilities, entertainment] fournir
• I'll have a car laid on for you je mettrai une voiture à votre disposition
• everything will be laid on il y aura tout ce qu'il faut
• to lay it on thick (inf) en rajouter (inf)► lay out separable transitive verb
   a. [+ garden] dessiner ; [+ house] concevoir ; [+ essay] faire le plan de
• a well laid-out flat un appartement bien conçu
   b. [+ clothes] préparer ; [+ goods for sale] étaler
• the meal that had been laid out for them le repas qui leur avait été préparé
   c. [+ reasons, events] exposer
   d. [+ money] débourser (on pour)
   e. ( = knock out) mettre KO
► lay up separable transitive verb
   a. [+ provisions] amasser
   b. he is laid up (in bed) with flu il est au lit avec la grippe
* * *
[leɪ] 1.
preterit lie 3. 2, 3, 4, 5
2.
adjective
1) gen [helper, worker] non initié

lay person — profane mf

2) Religion [preacher, member, reader] laïque; [brother, sister] lai
3.
transitive verb (prét, pp laid)
1) lit (place) poser [object, card] (in dans; on sur); (spread out) étaler [rug, covering, newspaper] (on sur); (arrange) disposer (on sur); déposer [wreath]

he laid his hand on my forehead — il a posé sa main sur mon front

she laid the baby in the cot — elle a couché le bébé dans le berceau

to lay hands on something — fig (find) mettre la main sur quelque chose

to lay hands on somebody — Religion imposer les mains à quelqu'un

2) (set for meal)

to lay the table (for) — mettre la table (pour)

to lay an extra place — ajouter un couvert

3) (prepare) préparer [plan, trail]; poser [basis, foundation]; tendre [trap]
4) (fix in place) poser [carpet, tiles, paving, turf, cable, mine]; construire [railway, road, sewer]
5) Zoology pondre [egg]
6) fig (attribute) porter [charge, accusation]; déposer [complaint]; jeter [curse, spell] (on à)

to lay stress ou emphasis on something — mettre l'accent sur quelque chose

7) (bet)

to lay a bet ou money on something — parier sur quelque chose

4.
intransitive verb (prét, pp laid) [bird] pondre
Phrasal Verbs:
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to lay it on the line — ne pas mâcher ses mots

to lay a finger ou hand on somebody — (beat) lever la main sur quelqu'un

to lay it on a bit thick — forcer un peu la dose (colloq)


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