| Additional Translations |
| lay adj | (not religious) | laico/a adj |
| | This is a lay organisation, with no connection to any religion. |
| | Es una organización laica, sin relación con ninguna religión. |
| lay adj | (not member of a religious order) | laico/a adj |
| | The priest was on the altar with three lay people, who would help with Holy Communion. |
| | El sacerdote estaba en el altar con tres fieles laicos que le ayudaban con la Sagrada Comunión. |
| lay adj | (not professional) | profano/a adj |
| | | lego/a adj |
| | I'm not a doctor, just a lay person. |
| | No soy médico; soy profano en la materia. |
| lay n | vulgar, offensive, informal (sexual partner) (vulgar) | polvo nm |
| | (vulgar) | acostón, revolcón nm |
| | Yeah, she was a good lay. |
| | Sí, ella era un buen polvo. |
| | Sí, ella era un buen acostón. |
| lay n | vulgar, informal (sexual intercourse) (vulgar) | polvo nm |
| | (vulgar) | palo nm |
| | I hope I get a lay tonight, I am so randy. |
| | Espero poder echar un polvo esta noche, ando muy caliente. |
| | Espero poder echar un palo esta noche, ando muy caliente. |
| lay n | historical (medieval poem) (poesía) | canto nm |
| | (poesía) | balada nf |
| | | trova nf |
| | "The Lay of the Last Minstrel" is a poem by Sir Walter Scott. |
| | "El canto del último juglar" es un poema de Sir Walter Scott. |
| | "La balada del último juglar" es un poema de Sir Walter Scott. |
| | "La trova del último juglar" es un poema de Sir Walter Scott. |
| lay n | historical (medieval song) (música) | balada nf |
| | She sang us a beautiful lay from centuries ago. |
| | Nos cantó una maravillosa balada de hace varios siglos. |
| lay⇒ vi | (produce eggs) | poner⇒ vtr |
| | That hen does not lay any more. |
| | La gallina ya no pone huevos. |
| lay [sth]⇒ vtr | (install) | colocar⇒ vtr |
| | | poner⇒ vtr |
| | The contractors came in to lay the foundation to the building. |
| | Vinieron los contratistas a colocar los cimientos del edificio. |
| lay [sth] on [sth]⇒ vtr | (place a bet) | apostar⇒ vtr |
| | | poner⇒ vtr |
| | He laid fifty dollars on the horse. |
| | Apostó cincuenta dólares a ese caballo. |
| lay [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (bet) | apostar⇒ vtr |
| | I'll lay you ten to one that he wasn't there at all. |
| | Te apuesto diez a una que él no estuvo ahí para nada. |
Locuciones verbales
lay | laying |
| lay about [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | UK (attack, beat) | atacar⇒ vtr |
| | | vencer⇒ vtr |
lay [sth] aside,
lay aside [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (put temporarily to one side) | posponer⇒ vtr |
| | | dejar a un lado, hacer a un lado loc verb |
| | (ES) | aparcar⇒ vtr |
| | I had to lay aside my wedding plans until after my mother recovered. |
| | Tuve que posponer los planes de mi boda hasta que mi madre se recupere. |
| lay back vi phrasal | slang (recline) (coloq) | echarse⇒ v prnl |
| | I love to lay back and relax in my new easy chair. |
| | Me gusta echarme en el sofá y relajarme. |
| lay by vi phrasal | US (crop: leave untended) | desatender⇒ vtr |
| | | descuidar⇒ vtr |
| | After the farmer was evicted from his land, the corn was left to lay by. |
| | Después de que desahuciaran al agricultor de sus tierras, el maíz quedó desatendido. |
lay by [sth],
lay [sth] by vtr phrasal insep | US (money: save up) (dinero) | ahorrar⇒ vtr |
lay [sth] down,
lay down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (surrender, give up: weapons) | deponer⇒ vtr |
| | | dejar⇒, entregar⇒ vtr |
| | The President pleaded with the terrorists to lay down their arms. |
| | El presidente les pidió a los terroristas que depusiesen las armas. |
lay [sth] down,
lay down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (establish: law, rules, etc.) | establecer⇒ vtr |
| | | imponer⇒ vtr |
| | Good parenting involves laying down clear rules. |
| | Ser buen padre implica establecer reglas claras. |
| lay down vi phrasal | informal (recline, lie down) | acostarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | tumbarse⇒, echarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | tenderse⇒ v prnl |
| | I'm tired; I'm going to lay down on the bed for an hour. |
| | Estoy cansada; voy a acostarme en la cama por una hora. |
lay [sth] in,
lay in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | US (store for later use) | almacenar⇒ vtr |
| | | guardar⇒ vtr |
| | I am laying in plenty of food and drink for the Christmas period. |
| | Los granjeros almacenan el heno para alimentar a los animales durante el invierno. |
| lay into [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (attack) | atacar a vtr + prep |
| | The attacker laid into his victim with several punches to the head. |
| | El asaltante atacó a su víctima con varios golpes en la cabeza. |
| lay into [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (criticize) | agarrarse con v prnl + prep |
| | | meterse con v prnl + prep |
| | Kate laid into her husband for arriving late. |
| | Kate se agarró con su marido por llegar tarde. |
| lay [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | (make redundant) | despedir a vtr + prep |
| | | cesar a vtr + prep |
| | The current economic crisis has led many companies to lay off some of their employees. |
| | La actual crisis económica ha obligado a muchas compañías a despedir a algunos de sus empleados. |
| lay off vi phrasal | slang (stop bothering [sb]) | dejar de molestar, dejar de fastidiar loc verb |
| | (vulgar) | dejar de joder loc verb |
| | I've had a bad day. Just lay off! |
| | He tenido un mal día. ¡Deja de molestar! |
| lay off [sb] vtr phrasal insep | slang (stop bothering: [sb]) | dejar de molestar a, dejar de fastidiar a loc verb + prep |
| | (vulgar) | dejar de joder a loc verb + prep |
| | Lay off your sister for five minutes, would you? You've teased her enough. |
| | ¿Puedes dejar de molestar a tu hermana por cinco minutos? Ya fue suficiente. |
| lay off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | slang (stop indulging in) | dejar⇒ vtr |
| | He needs to lay off the booze for a while. |
| | Tiene que dejar el alcohol por un tiempo. |
| lay [sth] on vtr phrasal sep | informal (exaggerate) | exagerar⇒ vtr |
| | Your brother can really lay on the drama! |
| | ¡Tu hermano sí que sabe exagerar el drama! |
| lay [sth] on vtr phrasal sep | (apply) | aplicar sobre, aplicar en vtr + prep |
| | | poner sobre, poner en vtr + prep |
| | The builder laid the plaster on with a trowel. |
| | El albañil aplicó el revoque sobre la pared utilizando su paleta. |
| lay [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (arrange, set out) (ropa) | extender⇒ vtr |
| | (objetos, productos) | disponer⇒, ordenar⇒ vtr |
| | Before packing his bag for the trip, he carefully laid out the clothes he wanted to take. |
| | Antes de empacar la maleta para el viaje, extendió cuidadosamente la ropa que quería llevar. |
| lay [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (explain, present: a plan) | exponer⇒ vtr |
| | During the murder trial, the prosecutors carefully laid out the state's case against the defendant. |
| | Durante el juicio por asesinato, el ministerio fiscal expuso cuidadosamente los cargos contra el acusado. |
| lay [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | informal (spend: money) | desembolsar⇒ vtr |
| | | pagar⇒ vtr |
| | (CL, CO, VE: coloquial) | desembolsillar⇒ vtr |
| | Her father will have to lay out a lot of money to pay for her wedding. |
| | Su padre va a tener que desembolsar una buena cantidad de dinero para pagar la boda. |
| lay [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | slang (punch, knock over) | noquear⇒ vtr |
| | | derribar⇒ vtr |
| | His punch laid his opponent out and he won the boxing match. |
| | Noqueó a su oponente de un golpe y ganó el combate. |
| lay [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | (prepare body for funeral) | preparar el cuerpo de loc verb + prep |
| | | preparar el cadáver de loc verb + prep |
| | The funeral home is going to lay my dead aunt out for viewing tomorrow. |
| | La funeraria va a preparar el cuerpo de mi tía fallecida para que podamos verla mañana. |
| lay [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, often passive (confine to bed) | dejar en cama loc verb |
| | (ES, coloquial) | dejar fuera de juego loc verb |
| | A bad dose of flu can lay you up for several days. |
| | Una gripe fuerte te puede dejar en cama durante varios días. |
| lay [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | US (store for future use) | almacenar⇒ vtr |
| | We need to lay up plenty of firewood for the winter. |
| | Debemos almacenar mucha leña para el invierno. |
| lay [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (vessel: put in dock) | amarrar⇒ vtr |
| | | atracar⇒ vtr |
| lay up vi phrasal | (golf: make conservative shot) | golpe de seguridad nm + loc adj |
| lay over vi phrasal | US (make a stopover) | hacer un alto loc verb |
| | | hacer escala loc verb |
| | | hacer una parada loc verb |
| | Maggie will lay over in Chicago before continuing on to Portland. |