lay about in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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lay about VB [Am leɪ -, Brit leɪ -] (v + prep + o)

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lie about VB [Am laɪ -, Brit lʌɪ -] Brit

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lie about → lie around

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lie around VB [Am laɪ -, Brit lʌɪ -] (v + adv)

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Translations for lay about in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.lie1 [Am laɪ, Brit lʌɪ] N

2. lie → land

II.lie1 <3rd pers sing pres lies, pres part lying, pt lay, pp lain> [Am laɪ, Brit lʌɪ] VB intr

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I.land [Am lænd, Brit land] N Land of my Fathers (Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau)

II.land [Am lænd, Brit land] VB intr

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III.land [Am lænd, Brit land] VB trans

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I.lie2 [Am laɪ, Brit lʌɪ] N (untruth)

II.lie2 <3rd pers sing pres lies, pres part lying, pt & pp lied> [Am laɪ, Brit lʌɪ] VB intr (tell untruths)

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I.lay1 <pt & pp laid> [Am leɪ, Brit leɪ] VB trans

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II.lay1 <pt & pp laid> [Am leɪ, Brit leɪ] VB intr

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2. lay controvers → lie

III.lay1 [Am leɪ, Brit leɪ] N sl

See also lie2, lie1, odds, charge

I.lie2 [Am laɪ, Brit lʌɪ] N (untruth)

II.lie2 <3rd pers sing pres lies, pres part lying, pt & pp lied> [Am laɪ, Brit lʌɪ] VB intr (tell untruths)

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I.lie1 [Am laɪ, Brit lʌɪ] N

2. lie → land

II.lie1 <3rd pers sing pres lies, pres part lying, pt lay, pp lain> [Am laɪ, Brit lʌɪ] VB intr

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odds [Am ɑdz, Brit ɒdz] N npl

2. odds (likelihood, chances):

odds
probabilidades fpl
odds
posibilidades fpl
the odds were heavily against her winning
tenía muy pocas probabilidades or posibilidades de ganar
all the odds are in your favor
tienes todas las de ganar
all the odds are in your favor
lo tienes todo a tu favor
the odds are that …
lo más probable or seguro es que …
to lengthen/shorten the odds
disminuir/aumentar las probabilidades
this increases or shortens the odds of …
esto hace más probable que …
this increases or shortens the odds of …
esto aumenta las probabilidades de que …
the odds on him recovering were never good
nunca hubo muchas probabilidades de que se recuperase
the pilot survived against (all) the odds
aunque parezca increíble, el piloto sobrevivió
despite overwhelming odds
a pesar de tenerlo todo en contra

I.charge [Am tʃɑrdʒ, Brit tʃɑːdʒ] N

2.1. charge C:

charge (price)
precio m
charge (fee)
honorario m
admission charge
precio de entrada
scale of charges
tarifa f (de precios/honorarios)
is there a charge for the connection?
¿cobran por la conexión?
there is no charge for the service
no se cobra por el servicio
there is no charge for the service
el servicio es gratis
a small charge is made for delivery
se cobra una pequeña cantidad por la entrega a domicilio
free of or without charge
gratuitamente
free of or without charge
gratis
free of or without charge
sin cargo
at no extra charge
sin cargo adicional
electricity charges are going up again
las tarifas eléctricas vuelven a subir

II.charge [Am tʃɑrdʒ, Brit tʃɑːdʒ] VB trans

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III.charge [Am tʃɑrdʒ, Brit tʃɑːdʒ] VB intr

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lay2 [Am leɪ, Brit leɪ] ADJ attr

lay3 [Am leɪ, Brit leɪ] N arch

See also land

I.land [Am lænd, Brit land] N Land of my Fathers (Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau)

II.land [Am lænd, Brit land] VB intr

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III.land [Am lænd, Brit land] VB trans

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lay4 [Am leɪ, Brit leɪ] past lie

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See also lie2, lie1

I.lie2 [Am laɪ, Brit lʌɪ] N (untruth)

II.lie2 <3rd pers sing pres lies, pres part lying, pt & pp lied> [Am laɪ, Brit lʌɪ] VB intr (tell untruths)

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I.lie1 [Am laɪ, Brit lʌɪ] N

2. lie → land

II.lie1 <3rd pers sing pres lies, pres part lying, pt lay, pp lain> [Am laɪ, Brit lʌɪ] VB intr

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I.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] ADV about often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool about, knock about, move about, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc)

1. about (approximately):

about
más o menos
about
aproximadamente
he's about my age
tiene más o menos mi edad
she must be about 60
debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años
she must be about 60
debe (de) andar por los 60 inf
at about six o'clock
alrededor de or a eso de las seis
at about six o'clock
sobre las seis Spain
there were about 12 of us
éramos unos 12
there were about 12 of us
éramos como 12
they should be arriving about now
deben (de) estar a punto de llegar
in about three hours
en unas tres horas
about a month ago
hace cosa de un mes
about a month ago
hará un mes
the soup must be about ready by now
la sopa tiene que estar ya casi lista
that's about it for today
eso es todo por hoy
about time too!
¡ya era hora!

II.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] PREP

1.1. about (concerning):

about
sobre
about
acerca de
a book about Greece
un libro acerca de or sobre Grecia
what's the play about?
¿de qué se trata la obra?
he wants to see you — what about?
quiere verte — ¿acerca de qué?
she said nothing about that
no dijo nada acerca de or (con) respecto a or sobre eso
about tonight: are you coming?
(con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?
what was all that shouting about?
¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?
what about Helen? isn't she coming?
¿y Helen? ¿no viene?
and Helen? — what about Helen?
¿y Helen? — ¿qué pasa con Helen?
that's what it's all about
de eso se trata
politics is all about persuading people
en política de lo que se trata es de convencer a la gente
I don't know what to buy her — what about a record?
no sé qué comprarle — ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?
she won — how about that!
ganó — ¡pues qué te parece! or ¡pues mira tú!
what he is/they are about I hope you know what you're about
espero que sepas lo que haces
I don't understand what he's about
no entiendo qué es lo que pretende

lay about in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lay about in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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II.lie1 <-y-> [laɪ] VB trans

II.lay1 <laid, laid> [leɪ] VB trans

III.lay1 <laid, laid> [leɪ] VB intr

lay pt of lie

See also lie1, lie2

II.lie1 <-y-> [laɪ] VB trans

I.lie2 <lay, lain> [laɪ] VB intr

I.lie2 <lay, lain> [laɪ] VB intr

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