| ترجمات رئيسية |
| lie n | ([sth] not true) | كذبة، أكذوبة |
| | The lie got him in trouble when his boss found out the truth. |
| | أوقعته كذبته في ورطة عندما اكتشف مديره الحقيقة. |
| lie⇒ vi | (not tell the truth) | يكذب |
| ملاحظة: conjugation: lie - lied - lied |
| | She lied to her parents about where she was on Friday night. |
| | كذبت على والديها بشأن المكان الذي ذهبت إليه ليلة الجمعة. |
| lie vi | (recline) | يستلقي |
| ملاحظة: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | If I lie on the sofa, I'll fall asleep. |
| | إن استلقيت على الأريكة فسأغفو. |
| lie vi | ([sth]: be spread out) | ينتشر، يتناثر |
| ملاحظة: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | Toys were lying all over the bedroom floor. |
| | كانت الألعاب متناثرة في أرجاء غرفة النوم. |
| lie vi | (item: be, stay) | يكون موضوعًا |
| ملاحظة: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | His book lay on the table unread. |
| | كان كتابه موضوعًا على الطاولة دون أن يُقرأ. |
| lie vi | (be buried) | يكون مدفونًا |
| ملاحظة: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | Her body lies in that cemetery. |
| | جثمانها مدفون في تلك المقبرة. |
| lie vi | (be situated) | يقع |
| ملاحظة: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | The house lies in the valley. |
| | يقع البيت في الوادي. |
| lie vi | (be found) | يكمن في شيء |
| ملاحظة: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | The student's lack of focus is where the problem lies. |
| | تكمن المشكلة في نقص التركيز عند التلميذ. |
| lie in [sth] vi + prep | (be due to) | يكمن في شيء |
| | The problem lies in the fact that he doesn't know how to work with people. |
| | تكمن المشكلة في عدم معرفته كيفية التعامل مع الناس. |
| lie with [sb/sth] vi + prep | (be attributable to) | يقع على شخص/شيء |
| | The responsibility for the decision lies with the manager. |
| | تقع مسؤولية اتخاذ القرار على كاهل المدير. |
أفعال مركّبيّة
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| lie about vi phrasal | UK, informal ([sth]: remain unused) | يكون متروكًا، يكون ملقًى |
| lie about vi phrasal | UK ([sb]: lounge idly) | يتكاسل، يسترخي |
| lie ahead vi phrasal | figurative ([sth]: be going to happen) (مجازي: ما سيحدث) | ينتظر |
| | No matter our plans, we never really know what lies ahead. |
| lie around vi phrasal | ([sb]: lounge idly) | يتسكع |
| | You said you would mow the lawn, but all you've done today is lie around the house. |
| | The teenager chose to lie around for most of the day. |
| lie around vi phrasal | informal ([sth]: remain unused) (بدون استعمال) | يترك |
| | We have many old books that just lie around the attic waiting to be read. |
| lie back vi phrasal | ([sb]: recline) | يستلقي |
| | At the end of a hard day, I like to lie back in my favorite recliner and read a good book. |
| lie behind vi phrasal | ([sth]: be real reason) (يكون السبب الفعلي) | يكمن وراء |
lie in,
sleep in vi phrasal | UK, informal (stay in bed late) | يبقى في الفراش |
| | I will lie in this morning because I was out celebrating my birthday yesterday evening. |
| | The newlyweds loved to lie in on Sunday mornings. |
| lie over vi phrasal | US (break a journey) | يقطع رحلة |
| lie over vi phrasal | US (be postponed) | ينتظر، يتأجَّل، يبقى معلَّقًا |
| | The other business on the agenda will have to lie over until the next meeting. |
| lie with [sb/sth] vi phrasal | archaic (have sex with) | ينام مع شخص، يضاجع شخصًا |
| | The man was discovered lying with a woman who was married to another. |
| sleep in vi phrasal | (get up late) | يطيل النوم |
| | | ينام براحته |
| | It's Saturday, so I don't have to get up for work. I can sleep in. |
صيغ مركبة:
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| a big lie n | (fraud) | كذبة كبيرة |
| the big lie n | (propaganda) | دعاية كاذبة |
| give the lie to [sth] v expr | (prove untrue) | يكذّب شيئًا، يدحض شيئًا |
| have a lie-in v expr | UK (sleep late) | يطيل النوم، يتأخر في الاستيقاظ |
| | Tony starts works at 7am six days a week, so on Sundays he has a lie-in. |
lay of the land,
lie of the land n | (geographical features) | تضاريس الأرض، طبيعة سطح الأرض |
| | When hillwalking, be guided by the lay of the land. |
| let sleeping dogs lie v expr | figurative (don't provoke an argument) | تجنّب ما قد يسبّب لك مشكلة |
| | (في بعض المناطق) | لا تفتح على نفسك أبوابًا مغلقة |
| | John hasn't mentioned last night's argument, so I'd let sleeping dogs lie if I were you. |
| lie at [sb]'s door v expr | figurative (be [sb]'s fault, responsibility) | يتحمَّل هو المسؤولية |
| lie awake v expr | ([sb]: not sleep) | يبقى مستيقظًا في سريره |
| | I lay awake most of the night worrying. |
| | I miss you and sometimes lie awake at night thinking of you. |
| lie beneath v expr | (be under [sth]) | يقع تحت شيء، يمتدّ تحت شيء |
| lie detector n | (device: police interrogation) | جهاز كشف الكذب |
| lie down vi + adv | ([sb]: recline, prostrate self) | يستلقي |
| | I'm very tired so I'm going to lie down. |
| | The man had to lie down on the table for the doctor to inspect his abdomen. |
| lie fallow vi + adj | (farmland: not be cultivated) (أرض زراعية: تُترك بلا زراعة) | تستريح |
| | The farmer is letting this field lie fallow this year. |
| lie fallow vi + adj | figurative (be unused) | راقد، غير نشط، خامل |
| | His artistic talents have lain fallow for too long. |
| lie flat vi + adv | (person: lie stretched out) | يستلقي |
| lie flat vi + adv | (object: resting low horizontally) | يكون ممدَّدًا |
lie-in,
sleep-in n | UK, informal (sleeping late) | سهر، نوم في ساعة متأخرة |
| | Lie-ins are one of the best things about weekends. |
lie in ambush,
wait in ambush v expr | (be hidden, wait to attack) | يكمن |
| | The outlaws lay in ambush, waiting for the stagecoach to pass. |
| lie in state v expr | (corpse: displayed) (جثمان: بمعنى يُعرض) | يُسَجَّى |
| lie in wait v expr | (hide, await [sb]) | يتربّص، يكمن |
| ملاحظة: Usually used in continuous tenses. |
| | When the victim arrived home, his attacker was already lying in wait. |
| lie in wait for [sb] v expr | (hide, await [sb]) | يتربّص بشخص، يكمن لشخص |
| | The man was convicted of first degree murder because he had been lying in wait for the victim. |
| | أدين الرجل بتهمة القتل من الدرجة الأولى لأنه كان يتربص بالضحية. |
lie low,
also nonstandard: lay low v expr | figurative (not draw attention to yourself) | يحتجب عن الأنظار، يبقى بعيدًا عن الأنظار |
| lie still vi + adv | (lie down motionless) (في مكانه على الأرض) | لا يتحرَّك |
| lie through your teeth v expr | (tell a malicious lie) | يكذب كذبة كبيرة، يكذب بلا خجل |
| lie to vi + adv | (nautical: come to a stop) | تتوقف سفينة عن التقدم |
| | The vessel lay to so that emergency repairs could be made to the rigging. |
| lie-down n | informal (rest, nap) | قيلولة |
| | Dad decided to have a lie-down after lunch. |
| tell a lie v expr | (not tell the truth) | يكذب |
| | I used to tell a lot of lies when I was a little kid. |
white lie,
little white lie n | (fib) | كذبة بيضاء |
| | His baby was ugly, but I told a little white lie and said it was cute. |