Summary
lie {noun}
bugia · frottola · calunnia · diffamazione · bugiarderia · bubbola · carota
to lie {verb}
spettare · competere · giacere · bluffare · risedere
English-Italian translation for "lie"
"lie" Italian translation
lie {noun}
OK, the second big enabler, and this is where I told a big lie.
And worst of all, that figure at the bottom, approximately ten photos per photographer, is a lie.
Its power emerges when someone else agrees to believe the lie.
I say I'm going to grab hold of my wrist to make sure nothing goes up or down my sleeve, that is a lie.
That's when we convince ourselves that a lie is the truth.
lie {noun} (also: obloquy, denigration, smear, unsubstantiated allegation)
lie {noun} (also: whopper, invention)
to lie {verb}
to lie [lay; lied|lain; lied] {vb} (also: to rest, to appertain, to deserve, to be due to)
Thus, initial liability for taking preventive and remediation measures should lie with the operator.
However, the responsibility for the programme and the assessment and awarding of the training certificate must lie with the Civil Aviation
The responsibility for whether that happens, together with all the consequences that implies for the people of Yugoslavia, lies with Milosevic.
to lie [lay; lied|lain; lied] {vb} (also: to rest, to appertain, to deserve, to be due to)
The critical level, in terms of real force and substance, lies at the level of Member States.
Then they spend some time planning, organizing, they sketch and they lay out spaghetti.
It is not impossible to imagine complementary structures, which could bring about an organic convergence of priests and lay people.
It will lay down exchange-rate policy - under Article 109 of the Treaty - and will be competent in the areas of employment and economic cooperation.
We can only be transparent and accountable if all the decision-makers are clear about the budget and what lies behind the budget.
to lie [lay; lied|lain; lied] {v.i.}
To lie with a bloody man, his terror unfeigned.
But always we scrabbled to lie with her first.
And I came to think that behind the violence lay a sinister criminal enterprise.
When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about.
Everyone is aware of the dangers posed by two nuclear reactors lying on the sea bed.
to lie [lay; lied|lain; lied] {v.i.} (also: to overplay one's hand, to bluff)
to lie [lay; lied|lain; lied] (in) {v.i.} (also: to reside, to live)
Another danger that is equally real lies in the solutions that might be introduced.
As regards diesel fuel, the first difficulty lies in the sulphur content.
We need to recognise that this is where the future of new European jobs lies.
Statehood properly lies in nation states and that is where it should remain.
Their importance lies in the credibility they give to long-term objectives.
Synonyms
Synonyms (English) for "lie":
© Princeton Universitylie down · dwell · consist · lie in · rest · prevarication
Usage examples
Usage examples for "lie" in Italian
Similar words
licensee · licenses · licensing · licensor · licentiate · licit · lickety-split · licking · licorice · lid · lie · liege · liegeman · lies · lieu · lieutenant · life · life-and-death · life-giving · life-or-death · lifebelt
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