| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| lay adj | (not religious) | leken- |
| | This is a lay organisation, with no connection to any religion. |
| lay adj | (not member of a religious order) | leek nw de |
| | The priest was on the altar with three lay people, who would help with Holy Communion. |
| lay adj | (not professional) | amateur- |
| | I'm not a doctor, just a lay person. |
| lay n | offensive (sexual partner) | sexuele partner |
| | (vulgair, beledigend: vrouw) | neukster nw de |
| | (vulgair, beledigend: man) | neuker nw de |
| | Yeah, she was a good lay. |
| lay n | offensive (sexual intercourse) (vulgair) | wip, beurt nw de |
| | (informeel) | nummertje nw het |
| | I hope I get a lay tonight, I am so randy. |
| lay n | (poem) | ballade nw de |
| | The Lay of the Last Minstrel is a poem by Sir Walter Scott. |
| lay n | (song) | lied, liedje, vers, versje nw het |
| | She sang us a beautiful lay from centuries ago. |
| lay vi | (lay eggs) (eieren) | leggen overg.ww |
| | That hen does not lay any more. |
| lay vi | (bet) | wedden overg.ww |
| | I'll lay you ten to one that he wasn't there at all. |
| lay vtr | (install) | plaatsen, installeren overg.ww |
| | The contractors came in to lay the foundation to the building. |
| lay vtr | (prepare a trap) | zetten overg.ww |
| | He laid a trap for the mouse. |
| lay vtr | (prepare a fire) | aanleggen overg.ww |
| | He laid a fire for the group. |
| lay vtr | (bet) | wedden overg.ww |
| | He laid fifty dollars on the horse. |
| lay vtr | (cover surface) | bedekken overg.ww |
| | He lays the table with all his coins. |
| lay vtr | (set a scene) | plaatsen overg.ww |
| | He laid the scene for the audience with his description. |
| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| lie n | ([sth] not true) | leugen nw de |
| | The lie got him in trouble when his boss found out the truth. |
| lie⇒ vi | ([sb]: not tell truth) | liegen onoverg.ww |
| | (kindertaal) | jokken onoverg.ww |
| | She lied to her parents about where she was on Friday night. |
| lie vi | ([sb]: recline) | liggen onoverg.ww |
| | If I lie on the sofa, I'll fall asleep. |
| lie vi | ([sth]: be spread out) | verspreid liggen onoverg.uitdr. |
| Opmerking: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | Toys were lying all over the bedroom floor. |
| lie vi | (item: be, stay) | staan onoverg.ww |
| | | liggen onoverg.ww |
| Opmerking: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | His book lay on the table unread. |
| lie vi | (be buried) (op begraafplaats) | rusten onoverg.ww |
| | | liggen onoverg.ww |
| Opmerking: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | Her body lies in that cemetery. |
| lie vi | (be situated) | zich bevinden wk.ww |
| | | liggen onoverg.ww |
| Opmerking: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | The house lies in the valley. |
| lie vi | (be found) (figuurlijk) | liggen, zitten onoverg.ww |
| Opmerking: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | The student's lack of focus is where the problem lies. |
Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel
lay | lie |
lay [sth] down,
lay down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (surrender, give up: weapons) | iets neerleggen overg.ww |
| | The President pleaded with the terrorists to lay down their arms. |
| lay [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (establish: law, rules, etc.) | iets vastleggen overg.ww |
| lay down vi phrasal | informal (recline, lie down) | neerleggen ww |
| | | achterlaten ww |
| | I'm tired; I'm going to lay down on the bed for an hour. |
| lay in [sth] vtr phrasal | US (store for later use) | inslaan, opslaan overg.ww |
| | Farmers lay in hay to get cattle through winter. I am laying in plenty of food and drink for the Christmas period, as the shops will be closed. |
| lay into [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (attack) (informeel) | ervan langs geven, een pak slaag geven overg. uitdr. |
| | The attacker laid into his victim with several punches to the head. |
| lay into [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (criticize) (informeel, figuurlijk) | ervan langs geven, de wind van voren geven overg. uitdr. |
| | (informeel) | uitkafferen overg.ww |
| | Kate laid into her husband for arriving late. |
| lay [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | (make redundant) | iemand ontslaan overg.ww |
| | The current economic crisis has led many companies to lay off some of their employees. |
| lay off vi phrasal | slang (stop bothering [sb]) | Laat me met rust! woordgr |
| | | Val me niet lastig! woordgr |
| | I've had a bad day. Just lay off! |
| lay off [sb] vtr phrasal insep | slang (stop bothering: [sb]) | Iemand met rust laten overg.ww |
| | Lay off your sister for five minutes, would you? You've teased her enough. |
| lay off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | slang (stop indulging in) | met iets kappen woordgr + overg.ww |
| | He needs to lay off the booze for a while. |
| lay [sth] on vtr phrasal sep | informal (exaggerate) | flink overdrijven bw + ww |
| | (fig., informeel) | het er dik opleggen frase |
| | Your brother can really lay on the drama! |
| lay [sth] on ([sth]) vtr phrasal sep | (apply) (laagje) | aanbrengen overg.ww |
| | The builder laid the plaster on the wall with his trowel. |
| lay [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (arrange, set out) | iets neerleggen overg.ww |
| | 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) | iets uitleggen overg.ww |
| | 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) | iets spenderen overg.ww |
| | 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) | iemand neerslaan overg.ww |
| | His punch laid his opponent out and he won the boxing match. |