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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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