| Traduções complementares |
| lay adj | (not religious) (não religioso) | laico, secular adj |
| | This is a lay organisation, with no connection to any religion. |
| | Esta é uma organização laica, sem nenhuma conexão com qualquer religião. |
| lay adj | (not member of a religious order) (não religioso) | leigo adj |
| | The priest was on the altar with three lay people, who would help with Holy Communion. |
| | O padre estava no altar com três pessoas leigas, que ajudariam na Comunhão. |
| lay adj | (not professional) (não profissional) | leigo adj |
| | I'm not a doctor, just a lay person. |
| | Não sou médico, só um leigo. |
| lay n | vulgar, offensive, informal (sexual partner) (vulgar: pessoa) | foda, trepada sf |
| | Yeah, she was a good lay. |
| | Ela era uma boa trepada. |
| lay n | vulgar, informal (sexual intercourse) (vulgar: ato sexual) | foda, trepada sf |
| | I hope I get a lay tonight, I am so randy. |
| | Espero dar uma trepada hoje. Estou tarado. |
| lay n | historical (medieval poem) (poesia) | balada sf |
| | "The Lay of the Last Minstrel" is a poem by Sir Walter Scott. |
| | "A Balada do Último Menestrel" é um poema de Sir Walter Scott. |
| lay n | historical (medieval song) (música) | canto sm |
| | | balada sf |
| | She sang us a beautiful lay from centuries ago. |
| | Ela nos cantou uma linda balada de séculos atrás. |
| lay⇒ vi | (produce eggs) (ovos) | botar, pôr vt |
| | That hen does not lay any more. |
| | Aquela galinha não bota mais ovos. |
| lay [sth]⇒ vtr | (install) (colocar algo em algum lugar) | instalar, pôr vt |
| | The contractors came in to lay the foundation to the building. |
| | Os construtores vieram hoje para instalar a fundação do edifício. |
| lay [sth] on [sth]⇒ vtr | (place a bet) (arriscar dinheiro) | apostar, jogar vt |
| | | botar vt |
| | He laid fifty dollars on the horse. |
| | Ele apostou 50 dólares no cavalo. |
| lay [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (bet) (arriscar dinheiro) | apostar, jogar v int |
| | I'll lay you ten to one that he wasn't there at all. |
| | Aposto 10 a 1 como ele não esteve lá. |
| Traduções principais |
| lie n | ([sth] not true) | mentira sf |
| | The lie got him in trouble when his boss found out the truth. |
| | A mentira lhe trouxe problemas quando seu chefe a descobriu. |
| lie⇒ vi | (not tell the truth) (não dizer verdade) | mentir v int |
| Nota: conjugation: lie - lied - lied |
| | She lied to her parents about where she was on Friday night. |
| | Ela mentiu para os seus pais sobre onde estava na sexta-feira à noite. |
| lie vi | (recline) (alguém: reclinar) | deitar v int |
| Nota: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | If I lie on the sofa, I'll fall asleep. |
| | Se eu deitar no sofá, eu vou cair no sono. |
| lie vi | ([sth]: be spread out) (algo: estar espalhado) | encontrar-se vp |
| Nota: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | Toys were lying all over the bedroom floor. |
| | Os brinquedos estavam espalhador por todo o chão do quarto. |
| lie vi | (item: be, stay) | encontrar-se vp |
| Nota: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | His book lay on the table unread. |
| | O livro dele encontra-se na mesa sem ser lido. |
| lie vi | (be buried) (estar sepultado) | descansar, repousar v int |
| | | jazer v int |
| Nota: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | Her body lies in that cemetery. |
| | O corpo dele repousa naquele cemitério. |
| lie vi | (be situated) (estar assentado em) | situar-se, localizar-se vp |
| | | jazer vt |
| Nota: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | The house lies in the valley. |
| | A casa situa-se no vale. |
| lie vi | (be found) (pode ser encontrado) | achar-se, encontrar-se vp |
| Nota: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | The student's lack of focus is where the problem lies. |
| | O problema encontra-se no fato de que ele não sabe como trabalhar com pessoas. |
| lie in [sth] vi + prep | (be due to) | estar em v lig + prep |
| | The problem lies in the fact that he doesn't know how to work with people. |
| | O problema está em não saber trabalhar com as pessoas. |
| lie with [sb/sth] vi + prep | (be attributable to) (ser atribuível a) | ficar, caber v int |
| | The responsibility for the decision lies with the manager. |
| | A responsabilidade da decisão cabe ao gerente. |
Locuções verbais
lay | lie |
| lay about [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | UK (attack, beat) | atacar vt |
lay [sth] aside,
lay aside [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (put temporarily to one side) | pôr de lado loc v |
| | I had to lay aside my wedding plans until after my mother recovered. |
| lay back vi phrasal | slang (recline) | reclinar-se vp |
| | I love to lay back and relax in my new easy chair. |
| lay by vi phrasal | US (crop: leave untended) | negligenciar vt |
| | | descuidar vt |
| | After the farmer was evicted from his land, the corn was left to lay by. |
| | Depois que o fazendeiro foi despejado de sua terra, o milho foi deixado negligenciado. |
lay by [sth],
lay [sth] by vtr phrasal insep | US (money: save up) (dinheiro) | poupar vt |
lay [sth] down,
lay down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (surrender, give up: weapons) (armas) | deitar, baixar vt |
| | | render-se vp |
| | The President pleaded with the terrorists to lay down their arms. |
| | O Presidente pleiteou junto aos terroristas para deitarem as armas. |
lay [sth] down,
lay down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (establish: law, rules, etc.) | estabelecer vt |
| | Good parenting involves laying down clear rules. |
| lay down vi phrasal | informal (recline, lie down) | reclinar vt |
| | | deitar vt |
| | 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) | guardar vt |
| | | separar vt |
| | I am laying in plenty of food and drink for the Christmas period. |
| lay into [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (attack) | atacar vt |
| | The attacker laid into his victim with several punches to the head. |
| lay into [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (criticize) | criticar por vt + prep |
| | Kate laid into her husband for arriving late. |
| lay [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | (make redundant) (empregados, pessoal) | demitir, cortar vt |
| | The current economic crisis has led many companies to lay off some of their employees. |
| | A atual crise econômica levou muitas empresas a demitirem seus empregados. |
| lay off vi phrasal | slang (stop bothering [sb]) (figurado) | parar de amolar expres v |
| | | deixar em paz expres v |
| | I've had a bad day. Just lay off! |
| | Tive um dia ruim. Só pare de me amolar e me deixe sozinho. |
| lay off [sb] vtr phrasal insep | slang (stop bothering: [sb]) | parar de amolar expres v |
| | | deixar em paz expres v |
| | Lay off your sister for five minutes, would you? You've teased her enough. |
| | Pare de amolar sua irmã por cinco minutos, pode ser? Você já implicou o bastante com ela. |
| lay off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | slang (stop indulging in) (figurado, abster-se de algo) | largar vt |
| | He needs to lay off the booze for a while. |
| | Ele precisa largar a bebida por um tempo. |
| lay [sth] on vtr phrasal sep | informal (exaggerate) (informal, figurado, dramalhão) | exagerar vt |
| | Your brother can really lay on the drama! |
| lay [sth] on vtr phrasal sep | (apply) (aplicar na superfície) | deitar, instalar vt |
| | The builder laid the plaster on with a trowel. |
| | O pedreiro instalou o reboco com uma colher de pedreiro. |
| lay [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (arrange, set out) | dispor, arranjar, organizar vt |
| | Before packing his bag for the trip, he carefully laid out the clothes he wanted to take. |
| | Antes de fazer a mala para a viagem, ele cuidadosamente organizou as roupas que queria levar. |
| lay [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (explain, present: a plan) | explicar vt |
| | During the murder trial, the prosecutors carefully laid out the state's case against the defendant. |
| | Durante o julgamento de assassinato, os promotores cuidadosamente explicaram o caso contra o réu. |
| lay [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | informal (spend: money) (dinheiro: pagar) | desembolsar, gastar vt |
| | Her father will have to lay out a lot of money to pay for her wedding. |
| | O pai dela terá de desembolsar muito dinheiro para pagar pelo casamento dela. |
| lay [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | slang (punch, knock over) | pôr fora de combate loc v |
| | | nocautear vt |
| | His punch laid his opponent out and he won the boxing match. |
| | O soco dele pôs o oponente fora de combate e ele venceu a luta de boxe. |
| lay [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | (prepare body for funeral) (preparar alguém para ser sepultado) | vestir o morto vt + sm |
| | The funeral home is going to lay my dead aunt out for viewing tomorrow. |
| | A funerária irá vestir minha tia morta para o velório amanhã. |
| lay [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, often passive (confine to bed) (adoecer) | deixar de cama loc v |
| | A bad dose of flu can lay you up for several days. |
| lay [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | US (store for future use) (por uso futuro) | armazenar, guardar vt |
| | We need to lay up plenty of firewood for the winter. |
| lay [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (vessel: put in dock) (embarcação) | atracar vt |
| lay up vi phrasal | (golf: make conservative shot) | lay-up estrang |
| lay over vi phrasal | US (make a stopover) | fazer escala loc v |
| | Maggie will lay over in Chicago before continuing on to Portland. |
Formas compostas:
lay | lie |
| get the lay of the land v expr | informal, figurative (become familiar with [sth]) (figurado) | sondar o terreno loc v |
| | | familiarizar-se loc v |
| | | inteirar-se da situação loc v |
get your hands on [sth],
lay your hands on [sth] v expr | (manage to find, obtain [sth]) | colocar as mãos em expres v |
| lay a fire v expr | (prepare a fire) | preparar uma fogueira expres |
| | He laid a fire for the group. |
| lay a hand on [sb] v expr | informal (hit, harm) (informal: bater, agredir) | encostar as mãos em alguém expres v |
| Nota: Commonly used in negative sentences. |
| | I would never lay a hand on my children; I don't believe in corporal punishment. |
lay a trap,
lay a trap for [sth] v expr | (set a trap, snare) | preparar uma armadilha expres |
| | | armar vt |
| | He laid a trap for the mouse. |
lay a trap,
lay a trap for [sb] v expr | (trick [sb]) (figurado) | armar uma arapuca para expres v + prep |
| | | enganar vt |
| lay an egg v expr | mainly US, figurative, informal (fail) | fracassar completamente expres v |
lay [sth] away,
lay away [sth] vtr + adv | (store for later use) | guardar para depois vt + prep + adv |
lay [sth] bare,
lay bare [sth] v expr | figurative (reveal, expose) | revelar vt |
| | | expor vt |
| | The investigation laid bare the corruption by government officials. |
| lay claim to [sth] v expr | (claim ownership of) | reivindicar vt |
| | | reclamar para si loc v |
| | (jurídico) | alegar direitos sobre loc v |
| | He laid claim to the house and the surrounding land. |
| lay claim to doing [sth] v expr | (assert [sth] about yourself) | dizer-se vp |
| | Prudence laid claim to being the best singer in her family. |
| lay down the law v expr | (enforce rules) (reforçar as regras) | dar ordens expres |
| | My mom laid down the law; if I choose to smoke I can't live at home. |
| lay flagstone on [sth] v expr | (place paving slabs on) (com laje, pedras) | pavimentar vt |
| lay [sth] flat vtr + adj | (spread [sth] across an even surface) | apoiar completamente vt + adv |
| | You must lay the book out flat in order to photocopy it well. |
| lay [sb] flat vtr + adj | (place [sb] in lying position) | deitar vt |
| | The doctor told me to lay him flat on the ground so he could check his pulse. |
| lay [sb] flat vtr + adj | figurative, informal (knock [sb] over) | nocautear vt |
| | After the punch laid the boxer flat, the referee declared his opponent the winner. |
| lay hands on [sb] v expr | (person: heal by touch) (curar por meio de toque) | impor as mãos expres |
| | After the preacher laid hands on him he began to walk without his crutches. |
lay your hands on [sth],
lay hands on [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (obtain: [sth]) (informal, figurado: obter algo) | pôr as mãos em expres |
| | I'll bring you that CD just as soon as I can lay my hands on it. |
| | Vou trazer o CD para você assim que eu conseguir pôr as mãos nele. |
| lay it on the line v expr | figurative, informal (speak frankly) (informal, figurado) | falar francamente expres |
| | The CEO laid it on the line: "The business needs to reform or it will face dire consequences." |
| lay it on thick v expr | figurative, informal (compliment effusively) (cumprimento, elogio efusivo) | adular, bajular vt |
| | He keeps telling me how fabulous I look; he's really laying it on thick and I am getting embarrassed. |
lay it on thick,
lay it on v expr | figurative, informal (exaggerate to mislead) (para iludir, enganar) | adular, bajular vt |
| | At the interview he laid it on thick how much past experience he had, which made me suspicious. |
| lay [sb] low v expr | (overcome, incapacitate) | dominar vt |
| | | superar vt |
lay of the land,
lie of the land n | (geographical features) (características geográficas) | contornos do terreno loc sm pl |
| | When hillwalking, be guided by the lay of the land. |
| lay off doing [sth] v expr | slang (stop doing) | parar com vt + prep |
| | I wish my friends would lay off teasing me about my friendship with James. |
| lay [sth] on [sth] vtr + prep | (put on top) | colocar sobre vt + prep |
| | He laid his coat on the arm of the chair. |
lay on a spread,
put on a spread v expr | (prepare a feast) | preparar banquete vt + sm |
| lay on hands v expr | (heal by touch) (curar por meio de toque) | impor as mãos expres |
| | Jesus laid on hands and the blind man was able to see. |
| lay siege to [sth] v expr | (attack) | sitiar, assediar vt |
| | The German army laid siege to Stalingrad in August 1942. |
| lay the foundation v expr | (prepare the ground or base) (preparar o chão ou as bases) | assentar a fundação vt + sf |
| | To build a house, you must first lay the foundation. |
| lay the foundation v expr | figurative (do preparatory work) (fig. - trabalho inicial) | colocar a fundação vt + sf |
| | The research from my dissertation laid the foundation for my first book. |
| | A good education can lay the foundation for a successful life. |
| lay the groundwork v expr | figurative (do the preparatory steps) | estabelecer as bases vt + sfpl |
| lay the scene v expr | (set: a scene) (uma cena) | apresentar, expor vt |
| | | estabelecer vt |
| | He laid the scene for the audience with his description. |
| lay [sb] to rest v expr | euphemism (person: bury) | ser enterrado expres v |
| | | sepultar vt |
| | She was laid to rest under the oak tree next to her husband. |
| lay [sth] to rest v expr | figurative (rumours, etc.: end) (figurado) | enterrar vt |
| | The politician wanted to lay the rumours about his private life to rest. |
| lay waste to [sth] v expr | (devastate) | devastar vt |
| | The earthquake laid waste to the already devastated country. |
lay your cards on the table,
put your cards on the table v expr | figurative (be frank) (figurado) | botar as cartas na mesa expres |
| | It's time for everyone to put their cards on the table. |
| lay-by n | UK (vehicle rest stop) | acostamento sm |
| | There is a lay-by coming up in about one-hundred meters. |
lay-up,
layup n | (basketball shot) (basquetebol) | bandeja sf |
| | The two points from the last lay-up helped them win the game. |
lay-up,
layup n | (journey: break) (jornada) | intervalo sm |
| | | parada sf |
layaway,
lay away n | ([sth] reserved by paying a deposit) (pagamento como reserva) | sinal sm |
lie low,
also nonstandard: lay low v expr | figurative (not draw attention to yourself) | ser discreto expres v |
| | (informal, figurado) | sair do radar expres v |
put your finger on [sth],
lay your finger on [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (identify, determine) (inf., identificar, determinar) | acertar na pinta expres v |
| | (identificar) | acertar em cheio expres v |
| | | acertar na mosca expres v |
| | I've just put my finger on why I find it so hard getting up in the morning: I hate my job! |
set the table,
also UK: lay the table v expr | (lay place settings for a meal) | pôr a mesa expres v |
| | My mother asked me to set the table whilst she cooked our dinner. |