Sentence examples of "laid down" in English
We should lay down a few ground rules before we begin.
Deberíamos establecer una reglas básicas antes de empezar.
From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.
Desde el momento en que cogí tu libro hasta que lo dejé, estuve partiéndome de risa. Algún día pretendo leerlo.
I wrote down his phone number lest I should forget it.
Me apunté su número de teléfono para no olvidarlo.
I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.
Me gustan los cerdos. Los perros nos admiran. Los gatos nos desprecian. Los cerdos nos tratan a todos por igual.
The evidence is laid out before us. Considering that, together with the fact that he has no alibi, there's no question that he's the guilty one.
La evidencia está puesta en frente de nosotros. Considerando eso, junto con el hecho de que él no tiene coartada, no cabe duda de que él es el culpable.
The ambulance broke down in the middle of the avenue.
La ambulancia se averió en medio de la avenida.
You knelt down, begging God for forgiveness.
Os pusisteis de rodillas, rogándole a Dios que os perdonase.
A submarine cable was laid between the two countries.
Un cable submarino fue puesto en medio de los dos países.
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