lie
[laɪ] ( pt lied or lay, pp lied or lain, cont lying )noun
bugia f
to tell lies dire (le) bugie
lie
[laɪ] ( pt lied or lay, pp lied or lain, cont lying )intransitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [tell untruth]
mentire
to lie to sb mentire a qn |
| 2. | [to be lying down] stare disteso ( f distesa) |
| 3. | [lie down] sdraiarsi |
| 4. | [be situated - object]
trovarsi [ - city, town] essere situato ( f situata) |
| 5. | (fml) [difficulty, answer, explanation] consistere |
| 6. | [corpse] giacere |
| 7. | [future event]
who knows what lies ahead? chissà cosa ci aspetta? |
| to lie low non farsi vedere |
lie around
intransitive verb Conjugation ,
lie about
(UK)intransitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [person] bighellonare |
| 2. | [object] essere in giro |
lie down
intransitive verb Conjugation
sdraiarsi
he won't take it lying down non accetterà senza reagire
lie in
intransitive verb Conjugation
(UK) restare a letto
