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Detailed Translations for lay from English to French

lay:

to lay verb (lays, laid, laying)

  1. to lay (deposit; place; laydown; )
    mettre; placer; déposer; poser; coucher; situer; stationner; planter
    • mettre verb (mets, met, mettons, mettez, )
    • placer verb (place, places, plaçons, placez, )
    • déposer verb (dépose, déposes, déposons, déposez, )
    • poser verb (pose, poses, posons, posez, )
    • coucher verb (couche, couches, couchons, couchez, )
    • situer verb
    • stationner verb (stationne, stationnes, stationnons, stationnez, )
    • planter verb (plante, plantes, plantons, plantez, )
  2. to lay (put down; put; place)
    mettre; préserver; poser qch; garder; déposer; placer; ranger; installer
    • mettre verb (mets, met, mettons, mettez, )
    • préserver verb (préserve, préserves, préservons, préservez, )
    • poser qch verb
    • garder verb (garde, gardes, gardons, gardez, )
    • déposer verb (dépose, déposes, déposons, déposez, )
    • placer verb (place, places, plaçons, placez, )
    • ranger verb (range, ranges, rangeons, rangez, )
    • installer verb (installe, installes, installons, installez, )
  3. to lay (assemble; install; construct; )
    construire; installer; mettre; dresser
    • construire verb (construis, construit, construisons, construisez, )
    • installer verb (installe, installes, installons, installez, )
    • mettre verb (mets, met, mettons, mettez, )
    • dresser verb (dresse, dresses, dressons, dressez, )
  4. to lay (put; place)
    mettre; poser; placer; déposer; ranger; installer
    • mettre verb (mets, met, mettons, mettez, )
    • poser verb (pose, poses, posons, posez, )
    • placer verb (place, places, plaçons, placez, )
    • déposer verb (dépose, déposes, déposons, déposez, )
    • ranger verb (range, ranges, rangeons, rangez, )
    • installer verb (installe, installes, installons, installez, )

Conjugations for lay:

present
  1. lay
  2. lay
  3. lays
  4. lay
  5. lay
  6. lay
simple past
  1. laid
  2. laid
  3. laid
  4. laid
  5. laid
  6. laid
present perfect
  1. have laid
  2. have laid
  3. has laid
  4. have laid
  5. have laid
  6. have laid
past continuous
  1. was laying
  2. were laying
  3. was laying
  4. were laying
  5. were laying
  6. were laying
future
  1. shall lay
  2. will lay
  3. will lay
  4. shall lay
  5. will lay
  6. will lay
continuous present
  1. am laying
  2. are laying
  3. is laying
  4. are laying
  5. are laying
  6. are laying
subjunctive
  1. be laid
  2. be laid
  3. be laid
  4. be laid
  5. be laid
  6. be laid
diverse
  1. lay!
  2. let's lay!
  3. laid
  4. laying
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for lay:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
coucher overnight stay
- ballad
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
construire assemble; construct; fit; instal; install; lay; place; set up add; add new buildings; add on to; arrange; build; build out; build up; compose; conceptualise; conceptualize; construct; create; design; erect; establish; expand; extend; invent; make; manufacture; prepare; put together; raise; set up; swell; widen
coucher deposit; lay; laydown; place; put down; set; set down; situate; station bring down; spend the night; stay; stay over; take down
dresser assemble; construct; fit; instal; install; lay; place; set up arrange; ascend; be off; be on the upgrade; become higher; become larger; bristle; build; climb; control; domesticate; erect; establish; flare up; fly up; found; get away; go up; go upward; ground; grow; increase; lay the foundations; mount; put upright; raise; rise; rise to the surface; set up; start; subdue; take off; tame; tune
déposer deposit; lay; laydown; place; put; put down; set; set down; situate; station bring down; capitulate; delate; deliver up; deposit; deprive of; extend; give; give to; give up; hand; hand oneself in; hand oneself over to; hand over; lay down; lay something down; mail; offer; oust; pass; place; placing; position; present with; put; put something down; remit; remove; send; ship; situate; station; supply; take down
garder lay; place; put; put down allocate; conserve; detain; don't let go of; equip with an alarm system; guard; hang on; herd; hold; keep; keep and eye on; keep free; keep watch over; lay aside; lock up; maintain; monitor; patrol; preserve; protect; put aside; put away; put in gaol; reserve; restrain; retain; safeguard; save; secure; set aside; shield; stand by; stand firm; store; supervise; uphold; watch
installer assemble; construct; fit; instal; install; lay; place; put; put down; set up add; affix; arrange; attach; attach to; bring down; connect; fasten; furnish; inaugurate; initiate; instal; install; locate; place; position; put; put down; secure; set up; situate; take down
mettre assemble; construct; deposit; fit; instal; install; lay; laydown; place; put; put down; set; set down; set up; situate; station add; bring down; cause; dress; fasten; instigate; lay down; lay something down; locate; place; position; pull to; put; put down; put on; put something down; secure; serve; serve out; situate; station; take down; tie up
placer deposit; lay; laydown; place; put; put down; set; set down; situate; station add; allocate; bring down; invest; lay up; locate; place; plant; position; push; put; put down; put up; secure; situate; station; stock; store; take down
planter deposit; lay; laydown; place; put down; set; set down; situate; station implant; plant
poser deposit; lay; laydown; place; put; put down; set; set down; situate; station add; affix; appoint; attach; attach to; bring down; connect; fasten; lay down; lay something down; locate; nominate; place; position; put; put down; put something down; secure; situate; station; take down
poser qch lay; place; put; put down
préserver lay; place; put; put down conserve; cover; cure; equip with an alarm system; fence in; fence off; guard; guard from; herd; keep; lock up; preserve; protect; safeguard; save; secure; shield; watch over
ranger lay; place; put; put down archivate; arrange; clean; clear away; document; file; gather; lay aside; lay down; move closer; move up; order; organise; organize; pack together; pack up; park; place; position; put; put away; put in order; range; range together; save; scrape together; situate; store; stow; stow away; stuff; sweep; tidy up
situer deposit; lay; laydown; place; put down; set; set down; situate; station
stationner deposit; lay; laydown; place; put down; set; set down; situate; station add; locate; park; place; put; put down; situate; station
- place; pose; position; put; put down; repose; set
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- laic; secular
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- amateur; lay eggs; place; poem; prescribe; put; screw; song

Related Words for "lay":


Synonyms for "lay":


Related Definitions for "lay":

  1. not of or from a profession1
    • a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease1
  2. characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy1
    • the lay ministry1
  3. a narrative poem of popular origin1
  4. a narrative song with a recurrent refrain1
  5. put into a certain place or abstract location1
  6. put in a horizontal position1
    • lay the books on the table1
    • lay the patient carefully onto the bed1
  7. lay eggs1
    • This hen doesn't lay1
  8. prepare or position for action or operation1
    • lay a fire1
    • lay the foundation for a new health care plan1
  9. impose as a duty, burden, or punishment1
    • lay a responsibility on someone1

Wiktionary Translations for lay:

lay
adjective
  1. non-clergy
verb
  1. to deposit an egg
  2. to place something down in a position of rest
lay
verb
  1. mettre une chose sur une autre, soit pour qu’elle y demeure adhérente, être pour qu’elle y laisser une empreinte, soit simplement pour qu’elle y toucher.
  2. Coucher quelqu’un
  3. Déplacer vers le haut.
  4. placer une personne, ou un animal, ou une chose dans un lieu déterminé.
  5. reproduction|fr (term, en parlant d’une femelle ovipare) faire, déposer un ou des œufs.
  6. mettre sur
adjective
  1. Qui n’est ni ecclésiastique, ni religieux, ni du clergé séculier, ni du clergé régulier.
noun
  1. femelle d’oiseau qui donner des œufs.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
lay ballade Ballade — ein langes Gedicht, welches in den meisten Fällen einen tragischen Ausgang hat
lay mettre le couvert decken — (Tisch) mit Tischdecke (oder auch nicht), Geschirr und Besteck fürs Essen vorbereiten
lay mettre; placer; poser legen — etwas in horizontale Lage bringen oder in horizontaler Lage in eine Position bringen
lay pondre legenEier hervorbringen

lay form of lie:

to lie verb (lies, lay, lying)

  1. to lie (fib)
    – tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive 1
    mentir; fabuler; inventer des histoires; raconter des histoires
    • mentir verb (mens, ment, mentons, mentez, )
    • fabuler verb (fabule, fabules, fabulons, fabulez, )
  2. to lie (cheat; dodge)
    – tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive 1
    rouler; soutirer; escroquer; tromper; duper; berner
    • rouler verb (roule, roules, roulons, roulez, )
    • soutirer verb (soutire, soutires, soutirons, soutirez, )
    • escroquer verb (escroque, escroques, escroquons, escroquez, )
    • tromper verb (trompe, trompes, trompons, trompez, )
    • duper verb (dupe, dupes, dupons, dupez, )
    • berner verb (berne, bernes, bernons, bernez, )
  3. to lie (fabricate; fib; make up)
    – tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive 1
    mentir; conter des mensonges; faire accroire à; raconter des histoires
  4. to lie (be situated)
    – be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position 1

Conjugations for lie:

present
  1. lie
  2. lie
  3. lies
  4. lie
  5. lie
  6. lie
simple past
  1. lay
  2. lay
  3. lay
  4. lay
  5. lay
  6. lay
present perfect
  1. have lain
  2. have lain
  3. has lain
  4. have lain
  5. have lain
  6. have lain
past continuous
  1. was lying
  2. were lying
  3. was lying
  4. were lying
  5. were lying
  6. were lying
future
  1. shall lie
  2. will lie
  3. will lie
  4. shall lie
  5. will lie
  6. will lie
continuous present
  1. am lying
  2. are lying
  3. is lying
  4. are lying
  5. are lying
  6. are lying
subjunctive
  1. be lain
  2. be lain
  3. be lain
  4. be lain
  5. be lain
  6. be lain
diverse
  1. lie!
  2. let's lie!
  3. lain
  4. lying
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

lie [the ~] nomen

  1. the lie (deceit; deception; falsehood; )
    – a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth 1
    le mensonge; la tricherie; l'escroquerie; la tromperie; la duperie

Translation Matrix for lie:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
duperie cheating; deceit; deception; falsehood; fooling; lie; untruth cheating; deceit; deception; double-cross; falseness; falsity; fraud; illegitimacy; mess; spuriousness; swindling
escroquerie cheating; deceit; deception; falsehood; fooling; lie; untruth cadging; cajolery; cheating; coaxing; con; corruption; corruptions; deceit; deception; defalcation; diddling; double-cross; embezzlement; falseness; falsity; fencing; fraud; frauds; illegitimacy; malversation; malversations; mess; obtaining by begging; pinching; spuriousness; swindle; swindling; wheedling
mensonge cheating; deceit; deception; falsehood; fooling; lie; untruth falseness; fibbing; mendacity; untruthfulness
tricherie cheating; deceit; deception; falsehood; fooling; lie; untruth cheating; consulting one's notes; copying; corruption; corruptions; deceit; deception; defalcation; double-cross; embezzlement; falseness; falsity; fencing; fiddling; fraud; illegitimacy; malversation; malversations; mess; messing; spuriousness; swindle; swindling; tampering; trickery
tromperie cheating; deceit; deception; falsehood; fooling; lie; untruth cheating; con; deceit; deception; diddle; double-cross; falseness; falsity; fraud; frauds; illegitimacy; misleading of the people; skulduggery; skullduggery; spuriousness; swindle; swindling; trickery; varnishing
- prevarication
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
berner cheat; dodge; lie cheat; fool; toss in the air; trick
conter des mensonges fabricate; fib; lie; make up
duper cheat; dodge; lie aggrieve; badger; be disadvantuous; cause disadvantage; cause injury; cause someone sorrow; cheat; damage; deceive; diddle; do harm; fool; gull; harm; harm somebody; hoax; hoodwink; hurt; injure; lead up the garden path; make fun; mislead; put on the wrong track; spoof; swindle; tease; trick; vex; woodwink
escroquer cheat; dodge; lie cadge; cheat; clearly define; con; deceive; define; demarcate; diddle; fence; fence in; fence off; fool; gull; hoodwink; map out; mark out; mooch; obtain by begging; outline; spoof; swindle; trace out; trick; woodwink
fabuler fib; lie contrive; devise; invent; make up
faire accroire à fabricate; fib; lie; make up
inventer des histoires fib; lie
mentir fabricate; fib; lie; make up
raconter des histoires fabricate; fib; lie; make up
rouler cheat; dodge; lie badger; cheat; con; debark; fleece; fool; graze; gull; hoax; hoodwink; revolve; roll; roll away; roll up; rotate; skin; spoof; strip; swindle; swing around; taxi; tease; trick; turn; turn up; twist; vex; whirl
soutirer cheat; dodge; lie clearly define; define; demarcate; extort; fence; fence in; fence off; map out; mark out; outline; trace out
tromper cheat; dodge; lie badger; be unfaithful; betray; cheat; clearly define; commit adultery; con; confound; counterfeit; deceive; define; demarcate; diddle; disappoint; embarras; falsify; fence; fence in; fence off; fool; forge; gull; hoax; hoodwink; imitate; map out; mark out; outline; spoof; stray; swindle; tease; trace out; trick; vex; woodwink
être situé be situated; lie
- consist; dwell; lie down; lie in; rest

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Synonyms for "lie":


Antonyms for "lie":


Related Definitions for "lie":

  1. a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth1
  2. position or manner in which something is situated1
  3. tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive1
    • Don't lie to your parents1
    • She lied when she told me she was only 291
  4. be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position1
    • The sick man lay in bed all day1
    • the books are lying on the shelf1
  5. assume a reclining position1
  6. originate (in)1
  7. be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position1
  8. have a place in relation to something else1
    • The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West1
    • The responsibility rests with the Allies1
  9. be and remain in a particular state or condition1
    • lie dormant1

Wiktionary Translations for lie:

lie
verb
  1. tell an intentional untruth
  2. be situated
  3. be in horizontal position
noun
  1. intentionally false statement
lie
verb
  1. Se coucher
  2. étendre, couché.
  3. Sens intransitif
  4. Être en état de repos, de tranquillité.
noun
  1. Propos contraire à la vérité

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
lie mentir liegen — met opzet feiten vertellen die niet de waarheid zijn maar wel als dusdanig worden gepresenteerd
lie mensonge leugen — een mededeling die niet waar is met de bedoeling om anderen te misleiden
lie mensonge Lügefalsche Aussage, mit der andere bewusst täuschen werden sollen
lie couché liegen — eine mehr oder weniger horizontal ausgerichtete Lage einnehmen
lie mentir; broder lügen — vorsätzlich nicht die Wahrheit sagen

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