Sentence examples of "lay" in English

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Translations: all24 mentire13 posare3 sdraiare1 other translations7
The company was forced to lay off many employees. La ditta fu costretta a licenziare parecchi impiegati.
Lay up for a rainy day Faccia scorta durante un giorno piovoso
Now she lay weak in bed. Adesso è stesa debole sul letto.
In May, all birds lay an egg. In maggio tutti gli uccelli depongono un uovo.
Those hens lay eggs almost every day. Quelle galline depongono uova quasi ogni giorno.
You should lay by something against a rainy day. Dovresti portarti qualcosa per proteggerti in una giornata di pioggia.
Before David arrived, Samantha started to lay the table. Prima che David arrivasse Samantha cominciò ad apparecchiare.
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