Sentence examples of "lay" in English

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Translations: all167 lügen70 liegen56 legen30 other translations11

Last month, they had to lay off several hundred employees in the factory. Letzten Monat mussten sie in der Fabrik einige hundert Angestellte entlassen.

Before David arrived, Samantha started to lay the table. Bevor David ankam, begann Samantha den Tisch zu decken.

Lay it on the table. Stell das auf den Tisch.

Lay up for a rainy day Spar es für schlechte Zeiten

The hill lay covered with snow. Der Hügel war mit Schnee bedeckt.

She really is a good lay. Was für ein guter Fick sie ist!

Don't lay the blame on me Schieben Sie die Schuld nicht auf mich

The man lay asleep all day long. Der Mann hat den ganzen Tag lang geschlafen.

You should lay your cards out on the table. Du solltest deine Karten offenlegen.

I'm going to lay aside that money for emergencies. Ich werde dieses Geld für Notfälle sparen.

Students of English often mix up the words 'lie' and 'lay'. Englischlernende verwechseln oft die Wörter 'lie' und 'lay'.

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