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University of Vigo

English-Galician CLUVI Dictionary, 2nd edition (revised version 2.2)

(Based on the CLUVI Corpus of the University of Vigo)



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- law-giver, lawless, lawmaker, lawn, lawn-mower, lawsuit, lawyer, lax, laxity, lay, lay-brother, layer, layman, layout, lazily, laziness, lazy, lea, lead


lay


- transitive verb
- PAST: laid. PART: laid
- pousar

EN He laid the conch with great care in the grass at his feet.
GL Pousou a buguina con moito coidado na herba, ó seu pé.
- Fonte: SEN (3798)
- poñer

EN A young woman dressed in a long pink gown laid her hand on his arm to detain him and gazed into his face.
GL Unha muller nova, vestida cunha bata longa rosa, puxo unha man no seu ombreiro para detelo e encarouno.
- Fonte: RET (2098)
- colocar

EN Doubtfully, Ralph laid the small end of the shell against his mouth and blew.
GL Pouco convencido, Ralph colocou a estreita punta da buguina na boca e soprou.
- Fonte: SEN (302)
- deitar

EN When Etienne had fallen asleep Edna bore him into the back room, and Robert went and lifted the mosquito bar that she might lay the child comfortably in his bed.
GL Cando Etienne quedou durmido, Edna levouno ó cuarto de atrás, e Robert foi levanta-lo mosquiteiro para que ela puidese deita-lo neno comodamente na súa cama.
- Fonte: ESP (1078)
- sentar

EN American and European law enforcement agencies have already laid the foundations for a massive eavesdropping system capable of intercepting all mobile phones, Internet communications, fax messages and pagers throughout Europe.
GL Organismos policiais estadounidenses e europeos sentaron xa as bases dun enorme sistema de escoitas, capaz de interceptar en toda Europa tódolos teléfonos móbiles, as comunicacións por Internet, os faxes e mailas mensaxes a buscapersoas.
- Fonte: C07 (26)


- adjective
- laico

EN You see my dad was a lay preacher and my great grandfather was a Baptist preacher which I think is funny.
GL Meu pai era predicador laico, meu bisavó predicador baptista, e a min paréceme divertido.
- Fonte: C20 (1316)