lie1
lay, lain /laɪ/ [lying]Translation
v [i]
→ to lie back→ to lie down→ to lie with sb›
⇨ echarse [en posición horizontal]
⇨ estar tumbado,da
He lay on the sofa watching television Estaba tumbado en el sofá viendo la televisión
›
⇨ estar situado,da
⇨ quedar
The stadium lies to the south of the town El estadio queda al sur de la ciudad
■ constr. Se usa generalmente seguido de una preposición o un adverbio to lie low (inform)
⇨ mantenerse a escondidas
(Definition of lie v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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