verb🔗SharePoner, colocarTo place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position."A shower of rain lays the dust."Una lluvia coloca el polvo.actionpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCalmar, mitigarTo cause to subside or abate."The teacher's calm explanation was laying the students' fears about the difficult exam. "La explicación tranquila del profesor estaba calmando los miedos de los estudiantes sobre el difícil examen.actionprocesseventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePreparar, elaborar, establecerTo prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle)."The school board is laying the groundwork for a new science program. "La junta escolar está preparando el terreno para un nuevo programa de ciencias.plangovernmentpoliticsbusinessorganizationlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareColocar, instalarTo install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another."lay brick; lay flooring"Colocar ladrillos; instalar el suelobuildingmaterialarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePoner un huevoTo produce and deposit an egg."Did dinosaurs lay their eggs in a nest?"¿Pusieron los dinosaurios sus huevos en un nido?animalbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareApostarTo bet (that something is or is not the case)."He's laying five dollars that the home team will win. "Está apostando cinco dólares a que el equipo local ganará.betbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareApostar, arriesgarTo deposit (a stake) as a wager; to stake; to risk."He was laying a bet of five dollars on the football game. "Estaba apostando cinco dólares al partido de fútbol.betbusinessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTener relaciones sexuales, acostarse conTo have sex with.sexactionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAcostarse, irTo take a position; to come or go."to lay forward; to lay aloft"acostarse hacia adelante; ir arribapositionactionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAfirmar, alegarTo state; to allege."to lay the venue"afirmar el lugarlanguagestatementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareApunta, dirigirTo point; to aim."to lay a gun"apuntar un armadirectionpointactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTorser, retorcer(ropemaking) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them."to lay a cable or rope"Torser un cable o una cuerda.technicalnauticalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDisponer, maquetarTo place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone."The printer was carefully laying the pages on the stone, making sure they were in the correct order for the brochure. "El impresor estaba cuidadosamente maquetando las páginas en la piedra, asegurándose de que estuvieran en el orden correcto para el folleto.technicaljobindustrywritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareColocar, ponerTo place (new type) properly in the cases."The apprentice printer was carefully laying the newly cast letters into their designated compartments in the type case. "El aprendiz de impresor estaba colocando cuidadosamente las letras recién fundidas en sus compartimentos designados en la caja de tipos.typewritingjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePoner, colocarTo apply; to put."She is laying paint on the canvas. "Ella está poniendo pintura en el lienzo.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareImponerTo impose (a burden, punishment, command, tax, etc.)."to lay a tax on land"imponer un impuesto sobre la tierragovernmentpoliticslawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareImputar, alegarTo impute; to charge; to allege."The teacher is laying the blame for the missing homework on John, even though he claims he submitted it. "El profesor está imputando la culpa de la tarea perdida a John, a pesar de que él afirma haberla entregado.lawstatementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePresentar, ofrecerTo present or offer."to lay an indictment in a particular county; to lay a scheme before one"presentar una acusación en un condado en particular; presentar un plan a alguienactionbusinesscommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePonerseTo don or put on (tefillin (phylacteries))."Before morning prayers, David is laying tefillin. "Antes de las oraciones de la mañana, David se pone los tefilín.ritualreligionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
