Summary
lay
Ballade · Lage · Situation · Laien... · weltlich · laienhaft · vorlegen · nicht fachmännisch · vorbringen
to lay {verb}
anbringen · verlegen · legen · stellen · setzen
to lie {verb}
lügen · die Unwahrheit sagen
English-German translation for "lay"
"lay" German translation
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The United States is in a position to lay down the law to the international community.
Because the lowly abalone is able to lay down the calcium carbonate crystals in layers, making this beautiful, iridescent mother of pearl.
It is this whole complex framework that we are trying to lay down in the Immigration and Development communication.
Our task, as Parliament, then, is to lay down guidelines on how the issue of the state of women's health should be understood.
The reason for the delay in its signature lay in the complex situation which arose in the region after the Second World War.
Firstly, the only way that the European Union can maintain a fighting stance in these negotiations is to lay the truth about the state of
Rules must be laid down to prevent this type of situation.
For lay people it is indeed often incomprehensible and confusing.
lay health care
a lay opinion
lay people
lay (also: to submit, to exhibit, to present, to hand in)
The Commission will probably lay the proposal before Council, and hence Parliament, towards the end of this year.
you can lay such a scheme before us.
I think that what the Commission laid before us was a very good starting point.
I thoroughly support your plan, as you have laid it before us.
In 1996, the Scientific Veterinary Committee reported on the welfare of laying hens.
lay (also: unprofessional)
lay (also: to suggest, to argue, put forward, to bring up)
to lay {verb}
This time, unlike in 1994/ 1995, the Committee on Budgetary Control proposes that we consider that the trust laid upon the Commission by the Parliament no longer be granted.
A SECO-supported project has made it possible to lay a fibre optic cable along the East African coast.
to lay cable
to lay mines
to lay mines
to lay turf
The time has come for the European Union to lay foundations after Amsterdam.
For the future the Commission should lay the foundation for more structural assistance.
And so what we can do is we can lay out the frames side by side or stack them up.
Okay, they lay their eggs where the seasonal rains are, the monsoon rains.
In Montreal, we have to lay the foundations for a new climate policy.
These products must meet the same requirements as we lay down for our own products.
Global players in Europe have no choice other than to lay themselves open to competition in world markets.
That is why we support the proposal to lay down minimum requirements for the training of professional drivers.
A key principle of the REACH approach is to lay the responsibility for demonstrating the safety of chemicals firmly upon the chemical
We have laid down a number of conditions in the directive with regard to marketing.
We shall therefore lay several very important milestones at this summit.
It is frameworks such as these that we can lay down and thereby enable there to be a level playing field in every country.
I think that Bali was the last opportunity to lay down a number of priorities, as well as a concrete and binding action plan.
If Commissioner McCreevy were to make a short statement on both matters, we in the groups could then decide where our priorities lay.
With this agreement we can recover lost ground and lay down our own European standards for satellite technology in the future.
to lie
to lay (Infinitive)
I lay (Present)
you lay (Present)
we lay (Present)
you lay (Present)
they lay (Present)
I lay (Present subjunctive)
you lay (Present subjunctive)
he/she/it lay (Present subjunctive)
we lay (Present subjunctive)
you lay (Present subjunctive)
they lay (Present subjunctive)
you lay (Imperative)
you lay (Imperative)
to lie {verb}
to lie [lay; lied|lain; lied] {vb} (also: lie, to tell a lie)
to lay (Infinitive)
I lay (Present)
you lay (Present)
we lay (Present)
you lay (Present)
they lay (Present)
I lay (Present subjunctive)
you lay (Present subjunctive)
he/she/it lay (Present subjunctive)
we lay (Present subjunctive)
you lay (Present subjunctive)
they lay (Present subjunctive)
you lay (Imperative)
you lay (Imperative)
to lie [lay; lied|lain; lied] {vb} (also: to tell untruths)
Synonyms
Synonyms (English) for "lay":
Synonyms (English) for "lie":
© Princeton Universitylie down · dwell · consist · lie in · rest · prevarication
Usage examples
Usage examples for "lay" in German
Similar words
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