Sentence examples of "laid down" in English
The fundamental principles of classical mechanics were laid down by Galileo and Newton in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Die fundamentalen Prinzipien der Mechanik wurden von Galileo und Newton im 16. und 17. Jahrhundert aufgestellt.
He laid down his pen and leaned back in his chair.
Er legte seinen Stift nieder und lehnte sich in seinem Stuhl zurück.
From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.
Als ich Ihr Buch zur Hand nahm, schüttelte es mich vor Lachen, bis ich es wieder weglegte. Ich habe fest vor, es eines Tages auch einmal zu lesen.
The ambulance broke down in the middle of the avenue.
Der Krankenwagen hatte in der Mitte der Avenue eine Panne.
It was Socrates who laid the foundation of logic.
Es war Sokrates, der die Grundlagen der Logik gelegt hat.
Tom asked Mary to marry him, but she turned down his proposal.
Tom machte Mary einen Heiratsantrag, aber sie lehnte ihn ab.
Let me put down your new phone number in my notebook.
Lassen Sie mich Ihre neue Telefonnummer in meinem Notizbuch aufschreiben. (formal)
Nyotaimori is where food, like sashimi, is laid out on a naked woman.
Nyotaimori ist, wenn Essen, wie z.B. Sashimi, auf eine nackte Frau gelegt wird.
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