English - Catalan
lie
[laɪ] past tense sense 1 lied , past tense senses 2-5 lay , past participle sense 1 lied , past participle senses 2-5 lain , continuous all senses lying
⬦ noun mentida feminine ; to tell lies dir mentides, mentir; to be a pack of lies / be a tissue of lies ser pura mentida, ser un grapat de mentides.
⬦ intransitive verb 1 [tell -] mentir; to lie to somebody mentir algú. 2 [be horizontal] ajaure's, estirar-se; [be buried] reposar; to be lying estar estirat -ada. 3 [be situated] trobar-se, estar situat -ada. 4 [be - solution, attraction] trobar-se, raure. 5 to lie low quedar-se amagat -ada.
⬥ lie about , lie around
intransitive verb passar-se el dia sense fer res.
⬥ lie back
intransitive verb reclinar-se.
⬥ lie down
intransitive verb ajeure's, estirar-se; to take something lying down suportar una cosa sense dir res; to lie down on the job remolejar, escapolir-se de la feina.
⬥ lie in
intransitive verb British English no aixecar-se (del llit) fins tard.
⬥ lie up
intransitive verb fer llit.
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