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lay open VB [leɪ -] (lay [sth] open)

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I.open [Brit ˈəʊp(ə)n, Am ˈoʊpən] ADJ

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1. open:

open (not closed) door, box, parcel, book, eyes, shirt, wound, flower

open arms, legs

aperto, divaricato

open (to the public) bank, shop, bar, bridge, meeting

to get sth open

to burst or fly open

aprirsi di schianto or violentemente

“open 9 to 5”

“aperto dalle 9 alle 5”

“open on Sundays”

“aperto di domenica”

the book lay open

il libro stava aperto

the door was partly or slightly or half open

la porta era socchiusa

to be open for business or to the public

essere aperto al pubblico

my door is always open

la mia porta è sempre aperta

is there a bank open?

c'è una banca aperta?

2. open (not obstructed):

to be open road:

essere aperto (al traffico)

to be open canal, harbour:

essere aperto (per la navigazione)

to be open telephone line, frequency:

the open air

in the open air

all'aria aperta or all'aperto

in the open air (at night)

all'addiaccio or all'aperto

open country

aperta campagna

the open road

la strada libera

the open sea

an open space

uno spazio aperto

the (wide) open spaces

i grandi spazi aperti

an open view

una visuale libera (of di)

an open view fig

una visione aperta (of di)

they're trying to keep the bridge, tunnel open

stanno cercando di mantenere sgombro il ponte, il tunnel

4. open (susceptible):

open to the air, to the wind, to the elements

esposto all'aria, al vento, agli elementi

open to attack

esposto all'attacco, agli attacchi

to be open to persuasion

essere disposto a farsi convincere

to lay or leave oneself open to criticism, to attack

essere esposto or esporsi alle critiche, agli attacchi

it is open to doubt or question whether

è in dubbio or una questione aperta se

this incident has left his honesty open to doubt or question

questo incidente lascia dei dubbi sulla sua onestà

5. open (accessible):

open job, position

libero, vacante

open access, competition

aperto (a tutti)

open meeting, hearing, session

to be open to sb competition, service, park, facilities:

essere aperto a qn

she kept my job open

mi ha conservato il posto di lavoro

the job is still open

il posto è ancora vacante

there are several courses of action, choices open to us

possiamo scegliere tra diverse linee di azione, opzioni

8. open (undecided):

open question

to leave the date, decision open

lasciare la data, la decisione in sospeso

the race, election is (wide) open

la gara, l'elezione è aperta or è incerta

to have or keep an open mind about sth

avere or conservare una mentalità aperta nei confronti di qc

open return, ticket

ritorno, biglietto open

I have an open invitation to visit him, Paris

sono invitato ad andare da lui, a Parigi quando voglio

9. open (with spaces):

open weave, material

10. open SPORTS:

open tournament, contest

11. open MUS:

open string

12. open LING:

open vowel, syllable

II.open [Brit ˈəʊp(ə)n, Am ˈoʊpən] N

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1. open (outside):

in the open

3. open SPORTS:

open, also Open

(torneo) open m

the US Open

gli Open americani

III.open [Brit ˈəʊp(ə)n, Am ˈoʊpən] VB trans

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1. open (cause not to be closed):

open door, envelope, letter, wound, box, shirt, umbrella, jar

open button

open map, newspaper

aprire, spiegare

to open one's arms, legs

aprire or allargare le braccia, le gambe

to open a door, window slightly or a little

socchiudere una porta, una finestra

to open the door to fig abuse, corruption

aprire le porte a

to open one's eyes, mouth

aprire gli occhi, la bocca

to open one's mind (to sth)

3. open COMM (set up):

open shop, business, branch

aprire, avviare

5. open (make wider) → open up

IV.open [Brit ˈəʊp(ə)n, Am ˈoʊpən] VB intr

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2. open COMM (operate):

open shop, bank, bar:

4. open (have first performance):

open ART, CINE, THEAT film:

uscire (sugli schermi)

open exhibition:

the play opens in London on the 25th

lo spettacolo debutterà a Londra il 25

we open on the 25th

apriamo or cominciamo il 25

5. open (be first speaker):

open person:

aprire il dibattito

to open for the defence, the prosecution LAW

prendere la parola per la difesa, per la pubblica accusa

6. open (become wider) → open up

7. open ECON:

open shares:

8. open GAMES:

open

See also open up

I.open up VB [ˈəʊp(ə)n -] (open up)

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1. open up (unlock a building):

I'll open up for you

“police! open up!”

“polizia! aprite!”

2. open up (become wider):

open up gap:

open up crack, split, crevice, fissure:

aprirsi also fig

3. open up (speak freely):

4. open up (develop):

open up opportunities, possibilities, market:

5. open up (become open):

open up flower:

aprirsi, schiudersi

6. open up COMM (start up):

open up shop, business, branch:

7. open up MIL (start firing):

aprire il fuoco

II.open up VB [ˈəʊp(ə)n -] (open [sth] up, open up [sth])

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1. open up (make open):

open up parcel, suitcase, wound

2. open up (make wider):

open up gap

to open up a lead athlete, racer:

aumentare il vantaggio

3. open up (unlock):

open up shop, building

4. open up (start up):

open up shop, business, branch, mine

to open up a plant or factory

aprire un impianto or una fabbrica

I.lie¹ [Brit lʌɪ, Am laɪ] N

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1. lie (position):

lie

lie

II.lie¹ <forma in -ing lying, pt lay, pp lain> [Brit lʌɪ, Am laɪ] VB intr

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1. lie:

lie (in horizontal position) person, animal: (action)

stendersi, distendersi, sdraiarsi

lie person, animal: (state)

stare disteso, stare sdraiato, giacere

lie bottle, packet, pile:

don't lie on the grass

non stendersi sull'erba

he was lying on the bed

era disteso sul letto

she continued to lie there

è rimasta sdraiata là

to lie on one's back, front

stare disteso sulla schiena, sulla pancia

to lie flat

giacere lungo disteso or mettersi lungo disteso

to lie face down

stare a faccia in giù, mettersi a faccia in giù

the horse lay injured

il cavallo giaceva ferito

to lie awake at night

non riuscire a dormire la notte

to lie in bed all morning

restare a letto tutta la mattinata

don't lie in the sun too long

non stare disteso al sole per troppo tempo

while her husband lay in hospital

mentre suo marito era all'ospedale

he lay dead

the soldier lay dying

il soldato era moribondo

the body lay…

il corpo giaceva…

to lie in state

essere esposto pubblicamente

here lies John Brown

qui giace John Brown

2. lie (be situated):

lie

lie

lie MATH point:

to lie fifth or in fifth place

trovarsi al quinto posto

to lie in pieces, open

essere a pezzi, aperto

everything that lies in my way

tutto quello che si trova sulla mia strada

their unhappy past lay behind them

si erano lasciati alle spalle il loro infelice passato

your future lies in that direction

il vostro futuro è in quella direzione

that's where our future lies

il nostro futuro è là

to lie before sb life, career:

to lie before sb unknown:

stare davanti a qn

what lies ahead?

cosa ci aspetta?

the toys lay all over the floor

i giochi erano sparsi sul pavimento

danger lies all around us

siamo circondati dal pericolo

3. lie (remain):

lie

the boat had lain there for years

la nave era rimasta là per anni

his clothes lay where he'd left them

i suoi vestiti stavano dove li aveva lasciati

the newspaper lay unread

il giornale non era stato aperto

his meal lay untouched

non toccò cibo

to lie idle machine:

rimanere fermo or inattivo

to lie idle money:

rimanere capitale morto

to lie empty

4. lie (can be found):

lie

their interests lie elsewhere

i loro interessi stavano da un'altra parte

that's where the fault lay

ecco dove stava l'errore

to lie in cause, secret, success, talent, fault:

to lie in popularity, strength:

to lie in solution, cure:

to lie in doing solution, cure:

consistere nel fare

to lie behind (be hidden)

stare nascosto dietro

to lie behind (instigate)

essere all'origine di

to lie at the heart, at the root of

essere al cuore di, alla radice di

my support lies with you

avete il mio sostegno

the responsibility lies with them

la responsabilità è loro

7. lie NAUT:

to be lying at anchor

essere or stare all'ancora

III.lie¹ [Brit lʌɪ, Am laɪ]

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let the matter lie

lascia le cose come stanno

to lie in the hands of

essere nelle mani di or dipendere da

non farsi vedere

to find out how the land lies

tastare il terreno

to lie in wait

stare in agguato or stare in attesa

to lie in wait for sb troops, ambushers:

tendere un agguato a qn

to lie in wait for sb reporter, attacker:

aspettare qn al varco

I.lay¹ [Brit leɪ, Am leɪ] N inf, pej

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1. lay (sexual partner):

she's an easy lay

è una che ci sta or è una donna facile

she's a good lay

ci sa fare a letto

2. lay (sex act):

lay

lay

II.lay¹ <pt/pp laid> [Brit leɪ, Am leɪ] VB trans

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1. lay:

lay (place)

posare, porre, mettere

lay (spread out) rug, blanket, covering

lay (arrange)

collocare, disporre

lay (ceremonially, as offering) wreath

lay baby, patient

coricare, adagiare

lay the cards face down

posa le carte a faccia in giù

lay the blanket on the ground

stendi la coperta a terra

lay the slices of apple on top

disporre sopra le fettine di mela

she laid the baby in the cot

adagiò il bambino nella culla

to lay the newspaper on the table

posare il giornale sul tavolo

he laid his hand on my forehead

pose la mano sulla mia fronte

he laid his cheek against hers

appoggiò la guancia alla sua

to lay hands on sth (find) fig

mettere mano a qc

to lay hands on sb REL

imporre le mani su qn

4. lay:

lay ENGINEER, AGR, MIL carpet, tiles, bricks, paving, turf, cable, mine, pipe

lay railway, road, sewer

5. lay ZOOL:

7. lay (bet) (in horseracing):

puntare (on su)

8. lay (suppress) fig:

lay fears, doubts, suspicions

mettere a tacere

9. lay (have sex with):

lay inf

to get laid

III.lay¹ <pt/pp laid> [Brit leɪ, Am leɪ] VB intr

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1. lay:

lay AGR, ZOOL

deporre le uova

2. lay NAUT:

lay

gettare l'ancora (off al largo di; alongside lungo)

IV.lay¹ [Brit leɪ, Am leɪ]

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lay² [Brit leɪ, Am leɪ] ADJ

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2. lay REL:

lay preacher, member, reader

lay brother, sister

converso, conversa

lay³ [Brit leɪ, Am leɪ] N LIT

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lay

lay

lai m

lay⁴ [Brit leɪ, Am leɪ] VB pt

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lay → lie II

I.lie² [Brit lʌɪ, Am laɪ] N (falsehood)

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II.lie² <forma in -ing lying, pt/pp lied> [Brit lʌɪ, Am laɪ] VB trans

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III.lie² <forma in -ing lying, pt/pp lied> [Brit lʌɪ, Am laɪ] VB intr (tell falsehood)

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IV.lie² [Brit lʌɪ, Am laɪ]

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to live a lie

vivere nella menzogna

Translations for lay open in the English»Italian Dictionary

lay open VB trans

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1. lay open (uncover):

2. lay open (expose):

to lay oneself open

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I.lie¹ <-y-> [laɪ] VB intr

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lie

to lie about sth

II.lie¹ <-y-> [laɪ] VB trans

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to lie oneself out of sth

tirarsi fuori da qc mentendo

III.lie¹ [laɪ] N

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I.lay¹ [leɪ] N

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2. lay vulg:

to be a good lay

saperci fare a letto

II.lay¹ <laid, laid> [leɪ] VB trans

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2. lay (install):

lay

to lay the foundations for sth a. fig

gettare le fondamenta di qc

3. lay (prepare):

lay

to lay a plan

preparare un piano

4. lay egg:

lay

5. lay vulg (have sex with):

lay

6. lay (gamble):

lay

to lay an amount on sth

puntare una cifra su qc

III.lay¹ <laid, laid> [leɪ] VB intr

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lay

deporre le uova

lay² [leɪ] ADJ

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1. lay (not professional):

lay

non specializzato, -a

in lay terms

in parole povere

2. lay REL:

lay

lay³ [leɪ] VB

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lay pt of lie

I.lie² <lay, lain> [laɪ] VB intr

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3. lie form (be buried):

lie

5. lie SPORTS:

lie

II.lie² [laɪ] N

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lie

I.open [ˈoʊ·pən] ADJ

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3. open (unfolded):

4. open (accessible to all):

open

open discussion

aperto, -a al pubblico

open session, trial

5. open (still available):

II.open [ˈoʊ·pən] N

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1. open (outdoors, outside):

(out) in the open

2. open (not secret):

to get sth (out) in the open

portare qc alla luce

III.open [ˈoʊ·pən] VB intr

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1. open door, window, box:

open

2. open shop:

open

3. open (start):

open

IV.open [ˈoʊ·pən] VB trans

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1. open door, box, shop:

open

to open the door to sth fig

aprire la strada a qu

to open sb's eyes (to sb/sth) fig

aprire gli occhi a qu

to open fire (on sb)

2. open (reveal feelings):

to open one's heart to sb

3. open (inaugurate):

open

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