Translation of lie – English–Catalan dictionary

lie

verb
uk
/laɪ/
us
/lɑɪ/
 
present participle lying | past tense and past participle lay | past participle lain
A2
to put your body flat on something, or to be in this position
jeure, ajeure’s
He lay on the bed.
She was lying on her side.
B1
to be in a place
situar-se
The river lies 30 miles to the south of the city.
B1
to be on a particular surface
ésser, trobar-se
A pen lay on the desk.

Phrasal verbs

lie

verb
uk
/laɪ/
us
/lɑɪ/
 
present participle lying | past tense and past participle lied
B1
to say or write something that you know is not true
mentir
Are you lying to me?
He lied about his qualifications for the job.

Phrasal verbs

lie

noun
uk
/laɪ/
us
/lɑɪ/
B1
something that you say or write that you know is not true
mentida
I told a lie when I said I liked her hair.
a pack of lies
una pila de mentides
The whole report is a pack of lies.

(Translation of lie from the Cambridge English-Catalan Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of lie

lie
The way forward is more likely to lie in striking the right balance between the planners and the searchers.
Part of the answer lies in the phonetic redundancy of the signal itself, and the rest in the effects of that redundancy on auditory processing.
The answer appears to lie, at least in part, in the popular perception of rampant official corruption in that country.
One reason for that unpredictability lies in the fact that an individual's needs and wants themselves often cannot be articulated.
However, based on the surveyed dimensions of the building, the pit appears to lie near the center of the structure.
A key to understanding the debacle of anti-nuclear reform lies in the past history of the movement itself.
The problem of articulating and documenting intentions lies at the heart of creative research.
The value of a case study lies in providing evidence to advance broader generalizations; the relationship should not be reversed.
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Translations of lie

in Chinese (Traditional)
姿態, 躺, 平躺…
in Chinese (Simplified)
姿态, 躺, 平躺…
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estar, situarse, mentir…
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estar, estar deitado, deitar-se…
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पहुडणे, आडवे होणे, पडणे…
~が横たわる, ~が位置する, ~が置かれている…
yalan söylemek/yazmak, yalan, aslı astarı olmayan söz/yazı…
être allongé/-ée / s’allonger, se trouver, mentir…
leugen, liegen, (gaan) liggen…
இருக்க வேண்டும் அல்லது ஒரு மேற்பரப்பில் கிடைமட்ட நிலைக்கு செல்ல வேண்டும், ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட இடம், நிலை அல்லது திசையில் ஏதாவது ஒன்று இருந்தால்…
लेटना या पड़े रहना, (किसी स्थान, अवस्था…
સૂવું, આડા પડવું, પડી રહેવું…
løgn, lyve, ligge…
lögn, ljuga, ligga…
bohong, berbohong, berbaring…
die Lüge, lügen, liegen…
ligge, legge, lyve…
لیٹنا, آرام کرنا, سستانا…
брехня, обман, брехати…
పడుకోవటం, ఉండటం, ఎవరినైనా మోసం చేయడానికి నిజం కానిది చెప్పు లేదా రాయు…
শুয়ে থাকা, পড়ে থাকা, অবস্থিত থাকা…
lež, lhát, lehnout si…
dusta, berdusta, menggeletak…
คำโกหก, โกหก, วางนอน…
lời nói dối, nói dối, nằm…
kłamać, kłamstwo, położyć się…
눕다, 놓여 있다, (특정한 자리에) 있다…
sdraiarsi, essere sdraiato, stendersi…
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