| ترجمات إضافية |
| lay adj | (not religious) | علماني |
| | This is a lay organisation, with no connection to any religion. |
| lay adj | (not member of a religious order) | علماني، غير إكليريكي |
| | The priest was on the altar with three lay people, who would help with Holy Communion. |
| lay adj | (not professional) | غير متخصص، غير مختصّ |
| | I'm not a doctor, just a lay person. |
| lay n | vulgar, offensive, informal (sexual partner) | شريك بالمضاجعة، شريك جنسي |
| ملاحظة: قد تجد أقرب مرادف للتعبير الإنجليزي بالعامية نظرًا لاختلاف الأسلوب بين الفصحى والعامية |
| | Yeah, she was a good lay. |
| lay n | vulgar, informal (sexual intercourse) | مضاجعة، ممارسة الجنس |
| ملاحظة: قد تجد أقرب مرادف للتعبير الإنجليزي بالعامية نظرًا لاختلاف الأسلوب بين الفصحى والعامية |
| | I hope I get a lay tonight, I am so randy. |
| lay n | historical (medieval poem) (من القرون الوسطى) | قصيدة |
| | "The Lay of the Last Minstrel" is a poem by Sir Walter Scott. |
| lay n | historical (medieval song) (من القرون الوسطى) | أنشودة |
| | She sang us a beautiful lay from centuries ago. |
| lay⇒ vi | (produce eggs) | تبيض |
| | That hen does not lay any more. |
| lay [sth]⇒ vtr | (install) | يضع |
| | | يركّب |
| | The contractors came in to lay the foundation to the building. |
| lay [sth] on [sth]⇒ vtr | (place a bet) | يراهن بشيء على شيء |
| | He laid fifty dollars on the horse. |
| lay [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (bet) | يراهن شخصًا على شيء |
| | I'll lay you ten to one that he wasn't there at all. |
أفعال مركّبيّة
lay | laying |
| lay about [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | UK (attack, beat) | يهاجم شخصًا/شيئًا |
| | | يعتدي على شخص |
lay [sth] aside,
lay aside [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (put temporarily to one side) | يضع شيئًا جانبًا، يؤجّل شيئًا |
| | I had to lay aside my wedding plans until after my mother recovered. |
| lay back vi phrasal | slang (recline) | يُرجع ظهره |
| | I love to lay back and relax in my new easy chair. |
| lay by vi phrasal | US (crop: leave untended) | يكون متروكًا، يكون مهمَلًا |
| | After the farmer was evicted from his land, the corn was left to lay by. |
lay by [sth],
lay [sth] by vtr phrasal insep | US (money: save up) | يدّخر |
lay [sth] down,
lay down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (surrender, give up: weapons) (سلاحًا) | يسلّم شيئًا |
| | The President pleaded with the terrorists to lay down their arms. |
lay [sth] down,
lay down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (establish: law, rules, etc.) (قوانين) | يسنّ، يضع |
| | Good parenting involves laying down clear rules. |
| lay down vi phrasal | informal (recline, lie down) | يستلقي |
| | I'm tired; I'm going to lay down on the bed for an hour. |
lay [sth] in,
lay in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | US (store for later use) | يدّخر، يخزّن |
| | I am laying in plenty of food and drink for the Christmas period. |
| | أخزّن الكثير من الطعام والشراب لفترة عيد الميلاد. |
| lay into [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (attack) | يهاجم شخصًا |
| | The attacker laid into his victim with several punches to the head. |
| lay into [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (criticize) | يهاجم شَخْصًا |
| | Kate laid into her husband for arriving late. |
| lay [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | (make redundant) | يسرّح شخصًا |
| | The current economic crisis has led many companies to lay off some of their employees. |
| lay off vi phrasal | slang (stop bothering [sb]) | يدع شخصًا وشأنه |
| | I've had a bad day. Just lay off! |
| lay off [sb] vtr phrasal insep | slang (stop bothering: [sb]) | يكفّ عن إزعاج شخص |
| | (عامي في بعض المناطق) | يحلّ عن شخص |
| | Lay off your sister for five minutes, would you? You've teased her enough. |
| lay off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | slang (stop indulging in) | يبتعد عن شيء، يتوقف عن شيء |
| | He needs to lay off the booze for a while. |
| lay [sth] on vtr phrasal sep | informal (exaggerate) | يبالغ |
| | Your brother can really lay on the drama! |
| lay [sth] on vtr phrasal sep | (apply) | يضع |
| | The builder laid the plaster on with a trowel. |
| lay [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (arrange, set out) | يضع، يمدّ |
| | Before packing his bag for the trip, he carefully laid out the clothes he wanted to take. |
| lay [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (explain, present: a plan) | يعرض |
| | During the murder trial, the prosecutors carefully laid out the state's case against the defendant. |
| lay [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | informal (spend: money) | ينفق |
| | Her father will have to lay out a lot of money to pay for her wedding. |
| lay [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | slang (punch, knock over) | يُفقد وعي شخص |
| | His punch laid his opponent out and he won the boxing match. |
| lay [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | (prepare body for funeral) | يحضّر جثمان شخص |
| | The funeral home is going to lay my dead aunt out for viewing tomorrow. |
| lay [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, often passive (confine to bed) | يطرح شخصًا في الفراش |
| | A bad dose of flu can lay you up for several days. |
| lay [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | US (store for future use) | يدّخر، يجمّع |
| | We need to lay up plenty of firewood for the winter. |
| lay [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (vessel: put in dock) (يسحب سفينة) | يسحب شيئًا من الخدمة |
| lay up vi phrasal | (golf: make conservative shot) (في الغولف) | ضربة احترازية، ضربة متحفظة |
| lay over vi phrasal | US (make a stopover) | يتوقف مؤقتًا |
| | Maggie will lay over in Chicago before continuing on to Portland. |