Sentence examples of "lays" in English

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The butterfly lays down on the hand. La mariposa se posa sobre la mano.

Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. Matar a la gallina de los huevos de oro.

Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. No mates a la gallina de los huevos de oro.

That dog tries to eat just about anything he lays his eyes on. Ese perro trata de comer casi todo lo que ve.

As the catterpillar chooses the fairest leaves to lay her eggs on, so the priest lays his curse on the fairest joys. Igual que la oruga elige las hojas más hermosas para dejar allí sus huevos, así el cura lanza su maldición sobre las dichas más hermosas.

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