Significato di lay in italiano

• 0 past tense of lie1 -- passato semplice di “lie”

• 1 to put something down somewhere -- stendere, adagiare

  • She laid the baby on the bed. Ha adagiato il bambino sul letto.

  • He laid the plate on the table. Ha posato il piatto sul tavolo.

• 2 If an animal lays an egg, an egg comes out of its body. -- deporre

• 3 to put plates, knives, forks, etc. on the table before a meal -- apparecchiare

• 4 to place, set or put (down), often carefully -- posare

  • She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair

  • He laid down his pencil

  • She laid her report before the committee.

• 5 to place in a lying position -- mettere

  • She laid the baby on his back.

• 6 to put in order or arrange -- mettere a posto*, preparare

  • She went to lay the table for dinner

  • They laid a trap.

• 7 to flatten -- lisciare; appiattire

  • The animal laid back its ears

  • The wind laid the corn flat.

• 8 to cause to disappear or become quiet -- calmare, fugare

  • She attempted to help him lay his ghosts to rest.

• 9 (of a bird) to produce (eggs) -- deporre

  • The hen laid four eggs

  • My hens are laying well.

• 10 to bet -- scommettere

  • I’ll lay five pounds that you don’t succeed.

• 11 not a member of the clergy -- laico

  • lay preachers.

• 12 not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject) -- profano

  • Doctors tend to use words that lay people don’t understand.

• 13 an epic poem. -- lai