Usage examples of "lay" in English with translation to French

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The whole town lay sleeping. La ville entière était endormie.
Lay it on the table. Posez-le sur la table.
I lay on my bed. Je me suis allongé sur mon lit.
All lizards can lay eggs. Tous les alligators peuvent pondre des oeufs.
I'm going to lay aside that money for emergencies. Je vais mettre cet argent de côté en cas de besoin.
A moldy loaf of bread lay on the table. Une miche de pain moisi se trouvait sur la table.
He lay on his back. Il était étendu sur le dos.
I lay a hand on his shoulder. Je pose la main sur son épaule.
We lay on the grass. Nous sommes allongés dans l'herbe.
Salmon go up the river and lay their eggs in the sand. Le saumon remonte la rivière et ponds ses œufs dans le sable.
Magazines let writers write what they want and decide how to lay it out afterward, but that magazine prioritizes its design, so it sets a predetermined limit on how many words are in it. Les magazines permettent aux éditeurs de rédiger ce qu'ils veulent et de décider comment le mettre en page par la suite, mais ce magazine donne la priorité à la mise en page et il fixe donc une limite prédéterminée au nombre de mots qu'il contient.
He lay awake all night. Il est resté éveillé toute la nuit, étendu.
Fan letters lay in a heap on the desk. Des lettres d'admirateurs étaient posées en tas sur le bureau.
I lay down to rest. Je me suis allongé pour me reposer.
He lay down on the bed. Il s'est allongé sur le lit.
Lay these books on my desk, if you don't mind. Posez ces livres sur mon bureau, si ça ne vous dérange pas.
The boy lay listening to the radio. Le garçon était allongé en train d'écouter la radio.
She really is a good lay. C'est vraiment un bon coup !
As the catterpillar chooses the fairest leaves to lay her eggs on, so the priest lays his curse on the fairest joys. De même que la chenille choisit, pour y poser ses œufs, les feuilles les plus belles ; ainsi le prêtre pose ses malédictions sur nos plus belles joies.
He lay on his back on the bed. Il était allongé sur le dos sur le lit.
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