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lay

[leɪ] брит. / амер.

прил.
1. мирской (относящийся к жизни в миру, в отличие от монастырской или церковной жизни), светский
2. непрофессиональный (особенно в области медицины или юриспруденции)
3. с.-х. незасеянный, под паром (об участке земли)
сущ.
1. лэ (вид баллады), короткая песенка, короткая баллада
2. поэт. пение птиц
1. гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. laid
  1. 1. класть, положить
    2. валить, опрокидывать, заставлять падать
    3. накрывать, стелить
    4. накладывать, покрывать
    5. хоронить, класть в могилу
  2. сниж. трахнуть, завалить
  3. откладывать (яйца)
  4. приводить в определённое состояние, положение
  5. 1. (lay before) представлять, передавать на рассмотрение
    2. организовывать, готовить
  6. 1. возлагать (вину, ответственность)
    2. налагать (налог, штраф)
  7. придавать (значение)
  8. приписывать (кому-л. что-л.); предъявлять; обвинять
  9. мор. свивать, вить (канаты, верёвки)
  10. 1. воен. нацеливать орудие
    2. ставить капкан, делать засаду прям. и перен.
  11. происходить, совершаться
  12. 1. разг. держать пари, биться об заклад
    2. делать ставку на скачках
    3. (lay on) ставить деньги на (что-л. / кого-л.)
  13. уст.; диал. разрешаться от бремени, рожать; принимать роды
  14. мор. прокладывать курс
  15. диал. затачивать затупившееся лезвие
  16. (lay with) отделывать, украшать чем-л. (одежду)
2. сущ.
  1. положение, расположение (чего-л.); направление
  2. 1. разг. занятие, дело, поприще, работа
    2. уст. пари
    3. доля в каком-л. деле
  3. берлога, логово, нора, логовище (у животных); колония моллюсков, кораллов
  4. сниж.
    1. половой акт
    2. половой партнёр
  5. с.-х. яйценоскость, яйцекладка
прош. вр. от lie II

Law (En-Ru)

lay

класть; налагать; накладывать
вменять, приписывать (о вине)
заявлять (в ходе процесса)
светский, мирской, не духовный, не церковный
не профессиональный; не являющийся юристом

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He was very weak, and when he reached the lawn he lay down and rested for a while.
Он был очень слаб и, дойдя до лужайки, лег на траву и несколько минут отдыхал.
London, Jack / White FangЛондон, Джек / Белый Клык
Белый Клык
Лондон, Джек
© Издательство «ОЛМА-ПРЕСС», 2002
White Fang
London, Jack
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1992

" Smerdyakov, exhausted by his fit, lay motionless in the next room.
Разбитый падучею Смердяков лежал в другой каморке без движения.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

His hair lay lank against his skull.
- Его волосы мягко обтекали череп.
Saintcrow, Lilith / The Devil's Right HandСэйнткроу, Лилит / Правая рука дьявола
Правая рука дьявола
Сэйнткроу, Лилит
© 2007 by Lilith Saintcrow
© Волковский В. Перевод на русский язык, 2010
© Издание на руском языке, ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2010
The Devil's Right Hand
Saintcrow, Lilith
© 2007 by Lilith Saintcrow

I, too, lay down on mine in a state of great excitement.
Я тоже улегся в свою, но в большом волнении.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / A Raw YouthДостоевский, Фёдор / Подросток
Подросток
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Советская Россия", 1979
A Raw Youth
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

Then he reached for her and they lay silently enjoying the warmth of each other's bodies and the closeness of their spirits.
Они лежали рядом, наслаждаясь спокойной близостью.
Gemmell, David / The Hawk EternalГеммел, Дэвид / Вечный ястреб
Вечный ястреб
Геммел, Дэвид
The Hawk Eternal
Gemmell, David
© 1995 by David A. Gemmell

In the window lay an open letter from Anna Vassilyevna.
На окне лежало раскрытое письмо Анны Васильевны.
Turgenev, I.S. / On the eveТургенев, И.С. / Накануне
Накануне
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1976
On the eve
Turgenev, I.S.
© 1st World Library, 2008

They'll wash the body and lay it out, and do everything that is necessary."
Они и обмоют тело и уберут - всё сделают, что нужно.
Чехов, А.П. / ПопрыгуньяChekhov, A. / The grasshopper
The grasshopper
Chekhov, A.
© 1999 by Random House, Inc.
Попрыгунья
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Наука", 1974

And he lay dead at Ellery's feet.
И вот он, бездыханный, лежит у ее ног.
Salvatore, Robert / Promise of the Witch KingСальваторе, Роберт / Заклятие короля-колдуна
Заклятие короля-колдуна
Сальваторе, Роберт
© 2005 Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
© ИЦ "Максима", 2007
© Е. Фурсикова, перевод, 2007
Promise of the Witch King
Salvatore, Robert
© 2005 Wizards of the Coast, Inc.

Addressing it as it lay, he said: — Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire!
— Иди от меня, проклятая, в огонь вечный, — провозгласил он ей вслед.
Joyce, James / A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManДжойс, Джеймс / Портрет художника в юности
Портрет художника в юности
Джойс, Джеймс
© Перевод М. Богословской. Наследники, 2007
© Оформление, издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2007
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Joyce, James
© 2007 BiblioBazaar

Anxious to gain the heights that lay just beyond so that he could view the Rabb Plains and the whole of the country north before the morrow, Bremen made the choice to cross.
Торопясь добраться к утру до лежавших впереди высот, откуда были видны равнины Рэбб и все земли к северу, Бреман решил переправляться.
Brooks, Terry / First King of ShannaraБрукс, Терри / Первый король Шаннары
Первый король Шаннары
Брукс, Терри
First King of Shannara
Brooks, Terry
© 1996 by Terry Brooks

He lay there, half-conscious, waiting for Li to finish him off. Nothing happened.
Он лежал, теряя сознание, и ждал, когда Ли покончит с ним, но ничего не происходило.
Sheldon, Sidney / The Doomsday ConspiracyШелдон, Сидни / Конец света
Конец света
Шелдон, Сидни
© Sidney Sheldon Family Limited Partnership, 1991
© Перевод. А.П. Романов, 1993
© ООО Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2009
The Doomsday Conspiracy
Sheldon, Sidney
© 1991 by Sheldon Literary Trust

The little ornaments on the chimney-piece lay on the hearth in bits.
Осколки безделушек с камина валялись в очаге.
Maugham, Somerset / Of Human BondageМоэм, Сомерсет / Бремя страстей человеческих
Бремя страстей человеческих
Моэм, Сомерсет
© "Издательство иностранной литературы", 1959
Of Human Bondage
Maugham, Somerset
© 1915, 1936 by Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc.

She pulled off her clothes and lay down on the bed, her mind whirling round and round.
Скарлетт стянула с себя платье и легла в постель — мысли ее кружились, кружились.
Mitchell, Margaret / Gone with the windМитчелл, Маргарет / Унесенные ветром. Том 2
Унесенные ветром. Том 2
Митчелл, Маргарет
© Перевод. Т. Кудрявцева, 1982
Gone with the wind
Mitchell, Margaret
© 1936 By Macmillan Publishing Company, a division of Macmillan. Inc
© renewed 1964 by Stephens Mitchell and Trust Compnay of Ceorgia as Executors of Margaret Mitchell Marsh.
© renewed by Stephens Mitchell

The sweet sounds drew nearer, and soon the boat from which they were worked lay alongside us.
Сладостные звуки становились все слышнее, и вскоре лодка, с которой они раздавались, появилась рядом с нами.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatДжером, Джером Клапка / Трое в лодке не считая собаки
Трое в лодке не считая собаки
Джером, Джером Клапка
© Издательство «ОЛМА-ПРЕСС Образование», 2004
© Донской М.А., Линецкая Э.Л., перевод, 1980
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka

I lay on the ground to kiss his majesty's and the empress's hands.
Я лег на землю, чтобы поцеловать руку императора и императрицы.
Swift, Jonathan / Gulliver's travels into several remote nations of the worldСвифт, Джонатан / Путешествия Гулливера
Путешествия Гулливера
Свифт, Джонатан
© Издательство "Правда", 1987
Gulliver's travels into several remote nations of the world
Swift, Jonathan

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lay1/59

leɪAdjectiveмирской; светскийExamples

The recommendations of Vatican II certainly encourage more active lay participation in the life of the parish. — Постановления Второго Ватиканского Собора, несомненно, поощряют более активное участие мирян в жизни прихода.

User translations

Adjective

1.
обывательский
translation added by Alexey Kudrinskiy
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Verb

1.
потому что это прошедшее время от глагола lie
translation added by Наталья Тк
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The part of speech is not specified

1.
положи
translation added by Max Mac
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Collocations

different lay pairs

пары разного повива

different lay pairs

пары с разным направлением скрутки повива

direction of lay

направление свивки

direction of lay

направление скрутки

double rope lay

двойная свивка каната

kinchin lay

кража денег у детей на улице

lay a bet on

держать пари на что-л

lay a claim to

предъявлять права на

lay a claim to priority

претендовать на приоритет

lay a ghost

изгонять духа

lay a ghost

нежить

lay a ghost

успокаивать мертвеца

lay a heavy tax on smth

облагать что-л. большим налогом

lay a scheme

составлять план

lay a tax on

облагать налогом

Word forms

lay

verb

Basic forms
Past	laid
Imperative	lay
Present Participle (Participle I)	laying
Past Participle (Participle II)	laid

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I lay	we lay
you lay	you lay
he/she/it lays	they lay

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am laying	we are laying
you are laying	you are laying
he/she/it is laying	they are laying

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have laid	we have laid
you have laid	you have laid
he/she/it has laid	they have laid

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been laying	we have been laying
you have been laying	you have been laying
he/she/it has been laying	they have been laying

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I laid	we laid
you laid	you laid
he/she/it laid	they laid

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was laying	we were laying
you were laying	you were laying
he/she/it was laying	they were laying

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had laid	we had laid
you had laid	you had laid
he/she/it had laid	they had laid

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been laying	we had been laying
you had been laying	you had been laying
he/she/it had been laying	they had been laying

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will lay	we shall/will lay
you will lay	you will lay
he/she/it will lay	they will lay

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be laying	we shall/will be laying
you will be laying	you will be laying
he/she/it will be laying	they will be laying

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have laid	we shall/will have laid
you will have laid	you will have laid
he/she/it will have laid	they will have laid

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been laying	we shall/will have been laying
you will have been laying	you will have been laying
he/she/it will have been laying	they will have been laying

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would lay	we should/would lay
you would lay	you would lay
he/she/it would lay	they would lay

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be laying	we should/would be laying
you would be laying	you would be laying
he/she/it would be laying	they would be laying

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have laid	we should/would have laid
you would have laid	you would have laid
he/she/it would have laid	they would have laid

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been laying	we should/would have been laying
you would have been laying	you would have been laying
he/she/it would have been laying	they would have been laying

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am laid	we are laid
you are laid	you are laid
he/she/it is laid	they are laid

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being laid	we are being laid
you are being laid	you are being laid
he/she/it is being laid	they are being laid

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been laid	we have been laid
you have been laid	you have been laid
he/she/it has been laid	they have been laid

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was laid	we were laid
you were laid	you were laid
he/she/it was laid	they were laid

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being laid	we were being laid
you were being laid	you were being laid
he/she/it was being laid	they were being laid

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been laid	we had been laid
you had been laid	you had been laid
he/she/it had been laid	they had been laid

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be laid	we shall/will be laid
you will be laid	you will be laid
he/she/it will be laid	they will be laid

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been laid	we shall/will have been laid
you will have been laid	you will have been laid
he/she/it will have been laid	they will have been laid

lie

verb

Basic forms
Past	lay
Imperative	lie
Present Participle (Participle I)	lying
Past Participle (Participle II)	lain

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I lie	we lie
you lie	you lie
he/she/it lies	they lie

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am lying	we are lying
you are lying	you are lying
he/she/it is lying	they are lying

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have lain	we have lain
you have lain	you have lain
he/she/it has lain	they have lain

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been lying	we have been lying
you have been lying	you have been lying
he/she/it has been lying	they have been lying

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I lay	we lay
you lay	you lay
he/she/it lay	they lay

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was lying	we were lying
you were lying	you were lying
he/she/it was lying	they were lying

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had lain	we had lain
you had lain	you had lain
he/she/it had lain	they had lain

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been lying	we had been lying
you had been lying	you had been lying
he/she/it had been lying	they had been lying

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will lie	we shall/will lie
you will lie	you will lie
he/she/it will lie	they will lie

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be lying	we shall/will be lying
you will be lying	you will be lying
he/she/it will be lying	they will be lying

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have lain	we shall/will have lain
you will have lain	you will have lain
he/she/it will have lain	they will have lain

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been lying	we shall/will have been lying
you will have been lying	you will have been lying
he/she/it will have been lying	they will have been lying

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would lie	we should/would lie
you would lie	you would lie
he/she/it would lie	they would lie

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be lying	we should/would be lying
you would be lying	you would be lying
he/she/it would be lying	they would be lying

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have lain	we should/would have lain
you would have lain	you would have lain
he/she/it would have lain	they would have lain

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been lying	we should/would have been lying
you would have been lying	you would have been lying
he/she/it would have been lying	they would have been lying

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am lain	we are lain
you are lain	you are lain
he/she/it is lain	they are lain

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being lain	we are being lain
you are being lain	you are being lain
he/she/it is being lain	they are being lain

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been lain	we have been lain
you have been lain	you have been lain
he/she/it has been lain	they have been lain

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was lain	we were lain
you were lain	you were lain
he/she/it was lain	they were lain

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being lain	we were being lain
you were being lain	you were being lain
he/she/it was being lain	they were being lain

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been lain	we had been lain
you had been lain	you had been lain
he/she/it had been lain	they had been lain

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be lain	we shall/will be lain
you will be lain	you will be lain
he/she/it will be lain	they will be lain

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been lain	we shall/will have been lain
you will have been lain	you will have been lain
he/she/it will have been lain	they will have been lain

lay

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	lay	lays
Possessive case	lay's	lays'

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lay

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