Betydning av lie På norsk

• 0 to be or put yourself in a horizontal position -- ligge

  • people lying on the beach folk som ligger på stranden

  • He lay in bed watching TV. Han lå i sengen og så på TV.

  • I had to lie flat on my back. Jeg måtte ligge rett ut på ryggen.

• 1 to be in a particular position -- ligge

  • a knife lying on the floor en kniv som ligger på gulvet

  • What mountain lies near Lake Tanganyika? Hvilket fjell ligger i nærheten av Tanganyikasjøen?

• 2 to deliberately say sth that is not true -- lyve

  • He felt he had to lie. Han følte at han måtte lyve.

  • She knew he was lying to her about the money. Hun visste at han løy for henne om pengene.

• 3 sth you say that you know is not true -- løgn [ masculine ]

  • That’s a lie! Det er ikke sant!

  • Mom says not to tell lies. Mamma sier at man ikke skal fortelle løgner.

• 4 a false statement made with the intention of deceiving -- løgn

  • It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn’t.

• 5 to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving -- lyve

  • There’s no point in asking her – she’ll just lie about it.

• 6 to be in or take a more or less flat position -- ligge

  • She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed

  • The book was lying in the hall.

• 7 to be situated; to be in a particular place etc -- ligge

  • The farm lay three miles from the sea

  • His interest lies in farming.

• 8 to remain in a certain state -- stå (tom)

  • The shop is lying empty now.

• 9 (with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in -- ligge i, skyldes

  • His charm lies in his honesty.