English–Danish dictionary
Danish translation of the English word lay
| English | Danish (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (put down) | lægge | |
🔗 A cold hand was laid on his shoulder. | ||
lay down (place; put; set) | lægge ; stille ; sætte | |
lay hold of (pick up; take; get) | gribe ; tage ; tage op | |
| (discharge; dismiss; fire; sack; retrench) | afskedige | |
🔗 Disney is laying off several thousand workers across the company this week in the second and largest wave of cuts as part of the media giant’s previously announced plan to slash its workforce by 7,000 employees. | ||
lay out (spread; spread out; extend; spread‐eagle) | sprede | |
lay‐out (arrangement; pattern; scheme; set‐up) | anlæg ; indretning ; arrangement | |
| (recline) | ligge | |
🔗 Do you know what horrors lie behind that wall? | ||
| (be situated; sit) | ligge | |
🔗 As its name suggests, the country lies at the very heart of the African continent, away from major trade routes and population centres, and very far indeed from public attention. | ||
| English | Danish |
|---|---|
| lay | ⇆ dække; ⇆ lægge |
| lay the table | ⇆ dække bord |
| lie | ⇆ ligge; ⇆ lyve; ⇆ løgn |