"lay" meaning in Anglais

See lay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: \ˈleɪ\, leɪ Audio: en-us-lay.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-lay.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-lay.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-lay.wav Forms: more lay [comparative], most lay [superlative]
  1. Laïque.
    Sense id: fr-lay-en-adj-xZJxDKrB Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  2. Profane.
    Sense id: fr-lay-en-adj-0NgXkNFD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: laity, layman, layperson

Noun

IPA: \ˈleɪ\, leɪ Audio: en-us-lay.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-lay.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-lay.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-lay.wav Forms: lays [plural]
  1. Arrangement ou relation.
    Sense id: fr-lay-en-noun-L2ZW9ekj
  2. Direction dans laquelle une corde est tordue.
    Sense id: fr-lay-en-noun-rBFZlwM1 Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
  3. Partenaire sexuel occasionnel.
    Sense id: fr-lay-en-noun-8rzOeIpx Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
  4. Ballade chantée, poème chanté.
    Sense id: fr-lay-en-noun-GuDMxDIp Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: \ˈleɪ\, leɪ Audio: en-us-lay.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-lay.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-lay.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-lay.wav Forms: to lay [infinitive], lays [present, third-person, singular], laid [preterite], laid [participle, past], laying [participle, present]
  1. Poser, étaler.
    Sense id: fr-lay-en-verb-MZ9GEPQp Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
  2. Pondre.
    Sense id: fr-lay-en-verb-uGrKNhk6 Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
  3. Préparer (un plan, un projet) ; exposer, établir (une loi scientifique, un principe).
    Sense id: fr-lay-en-verb-N4o1ssXw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: layabout, egg-laying, get laid, lay about, lay an egg, lay down, lay off

Verb

IPA: \ˈleɪ\, leɪ Audio: en-us-lay.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-lay.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-lay.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-lay.wav Forms: to lie [infinitive], lies [present, third-person, singular], lain [participle, past], lying [participle, present]
  1. Prétérit de lie. Form of: lie
    Sense id: fr-lay-en-verb-OOcjslpV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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    "(Adjectif) De l’ancien français lai.",
    "(Nom commun) Du verbe.",
    "(Verbe) Du vieil anglais lecgan."
  ],
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        "\\ˌmɔɹ ˈleɪ\\",
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        {
          "text": "He was a lay minister on Sundays, while he had a regular job the rest of the week.",
          "translation": "Il était ministre du culte laïque le dimanche, tandis qu’il avait un travail ordinaire le reste de la semaine."
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        "Laïque."
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    "(Nom commun) Du verbe.",
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        {
          "text": "The lay of the land. (plutôt que le standard the lie of the land)"
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          "text": "Worm and parcel with the lay; turn and serve the other way."
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        "Direction dans laquelle une corde est tordue."
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          "text": "What was I, just another lay you can toss aside as you go on to your next conquest?"
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        "Partenaire sexuel occasionnel."
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        {
          "ref": "Walter Scott",
          "text": "The Lay of the Last Minstrel."
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        "Ballade chantée, poème chanté."
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      "word": "lay an egg"
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    "(Adjectif) De l’ancien français lai.",
    "(Nom commun) Du verbe.",
    "(Verbe) Du vieil anglais lecgan."
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          "text": "Lay the plates down on the table."
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          "text": "The clever politician was laying the groundwork for a trap."
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        "Poser, étaler."
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        "Prétérit de lie."
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    },
    {
      "word": "layman"
    },
    {
      "word": "layperson"
    }
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    "(Adjectif) De l’ancien français lai.",
    "(Nom commun) Du verbe.",
    "(Verbe) Du vieil anglais lecgan."
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        "\\ˌmɔː ˈleɪ\\"
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    },
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      "ipas": [
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        "\\ˌməʊst ˈleɪ\\"
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        "Laïque."
      ]
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      "glosses": [
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    {
      "word": "egg-laying"
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    {
      "word": "get laid"
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    {
      "word": "lay about"
    },
    {
      "word": "lay an egg"
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    },
    {
      "word": "lay off"
    }
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    "(Adjectif) De l’ancien français lai.",
    "(Nom commun) Du verbe.",
    "(Verbe) Du vieil anglais lecgan."
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    {
      "glosses": [
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    "(Adjectif) De l’ancien français lai.",
    "(Nom commun) Du verbe.",
    "(Verbe) Du vieil anglais lecgan."
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