WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
Huvudsakliga översättningar |
underlay n | (foundation layer) | underlag s |
| The workmen first put down an underlay before placing the carpet on top of it. |
underlay [sth]⇒ vtr | (layer [sth] underneath) | lägga ngt som underlag vbal uttr |
| Underlaying a carpet will make it more durable. |
underlay [sth] with [sth] vtr + prep | (layer [sth] underneath) | lägga ngt som underlag under ngt vbal uttr |
| The land was underlaid with valuable coal deposits. |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
Huvudsakliga översättningar |
underlie [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (be the reason for) | ligga bakom vtr + prep |
| | ligga till grund för vbal uttr |
| A belief in creationism underlies their arguments. |
underlie [sth] vtr | (lie beneath) | ligga under vtr + prep |
| A layer of sedimentary rock underlies the soil. |