Usage examples of "lay reader" in English with translation to French

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Several people lay wounded. Plusieurs personnes gisaient blessées.

A careful reader would have noticed the mistake. Un lecteur attentif aurait noté l'erreur.

Fan letters lay in a heap on the desk. Des lettres d'admirateurs étaient posées en tas sur le bureau.

The demand that I make of my reader is that he should devote his whole Life to reading my works. Ce que je demande à mon lecteur, c'est qu'il voue sa vie entière à lire mes oeuvres.

Lay these books on my desk, if you don't mind. Posez ces livres sur mon bureau, si ça ne vous dérange pas.

The proof is left to the reader. La preuve est laissée au lecteur.

A dog jumped onto the chair and lay motionless for five minutes. Un chien sauta sur la chaise et resta immobile pendant cinq minutes.

I'm an avid reader of biographies. Je suis un avide lecteur de biographies.

Many people visited the shrine where the saint lay buried. Plusieurs personnes visitèrent le sanctuaire où le saint était enterré.

I received an ebook Reader for Christmas. J'ai reçu une liseuse pour Noël.

The boy lay listening to the radio. Le garçon était allongé en train d'écouter la radio.

An astute reader should be willing to weigh everything they read, including anonymous sources. Un fin lecteur devrait être disposé à considérer tout ce qu'il lit, y compris les sources anonymes.

I lay on my bed. Je me suis allongé sur mon lit.

I lay a hand on his shoulder. Je pose la main sur son épaule.

The dead and wounded soon lay everywhere. Les morts et les blessés étaient bientôt étendus partout.

We lay on the grass. Nous sommes allongés dans l'herbe.

I'm going to lay aside that money for emergencies. Je vais mettre cet argent de côté en cas de besoin.

He lay down on the bed. Il s'est allongé sur le lit.

The whole town lay sleeping. La ville entière était endormie.

Here they lay, the four pretty ones, on the grass on on the moss, in this charming place, at the time when the evening tiptoes in the woods. Les voilà couchées, les quatre belles, sur l'herbe ou sur la mousse, et dans ce lieu charmant, à l'heure òu le soir marche à pas de loup dans les bois.

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