English–French dictionary

French translation of the English word lay

English → French
  
EnglishFrench (translated indirectly)Esperanto
(put down)
🔗 A cold hand was laid on his shoulder.
laïque
(put off; take off; put down)
enlever
(put away; waive)
enlever
;
ôter
🔗 You must lay it away.
lay bare
(bare; strip)
dépouiller
nudigi
lay bare
(reveal; bare)
développer
;
révéler
lay down
(place; put; set)
appliquer
; ;
poser
lay hold of
(pick up; take; get)
lay in rest
(lower; drop)		;
baisser
(discharge; dismiss; fire; sack; retrench)
licencier
;
renvoyer
🔗 As a result, some companies, like Brown–Forman, laid off about 700 employees in January.
lay out
(spread; spread out; extend; spread‐eagle)
étendre
(besiege; beleaguer; beset)
assiéger
🔗 He laid siege to Illian.
inlay
(encrust)
incruster
layman
(layperson)
laïc
lay‐off
(discharge; paying off; dismissal; sack; firing)
congé
lay‐out
(arrangement; pattern; scheme; set‐up)
construction
;
disposition
(recline)
être couché
🔗 Do you know what horrors lie behind that wall?
(be situated; sit)
être situé
🔗 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.

EnglishFrench
lay bare⇆ mettre à nu