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

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Several people lay wounded. Plusieurs personnes gisaient blessées.

Fan letters lay in a heap on the desk. Des lettres d'admirateurs étaient posées en tas sur le bureau.

Lay these books on my desk, if you don't mind. Posez ces livres sur mon bureau, si ça ne vous dérange pas.

A dog jumped onto the chair and lay motionless for five minutes. Un chien sauta sur la chaise et resta immobile pendant cinq minutes.

Many people visited the shrine where the saint lay buried. Plusieurs personnes visitèrent le sanctuaire où le saint était enterré.

The boy lay listening to the radio. Le garçon était allongé en train d'écouter la radio.

I lay on my bed. Je me suis allongé sur mon lit.

I lay a hand on his shoulder. Je pose la main sur son épaule.

The dead and wounded soon lay everywhere. Les morts et les blessés étaient bientôt étendus partout.

We lay on the grass. Nous sommes allongés dans l'herbe.

I'm going to lay aside that money for emergencies. Je vais mettre cet argent de côté en cas de besoin.

He lay down on the bed. Il s'est allongé sur le lit.

The whole town lay sleeping. La ville entière était endormie.

Here they lay, the four pretty ones, on the grass on on the moss, in this charming place, at the time when the evening tiptoes in the woods. Les voilà couchées, les quatre belles, sur l'herbe ou sur la mousse, et dans ce lieu charmant, à l'heure òu le soir marche à pas de loup dans les bois.

And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover! Voici les miracles qui accompagneront ceux qui auront cru : en mon nom, ils chasseront les démons ; ils parleront de nouvelles langues ; ils saisiront des serpents ; s'ils boivent quelque breuvage mortel, il ne leur fera point de mal ; ils imposeront les mains aux malades, et les malades, seront guéris.

I'll try to get a lay of the land before I start contributing. Je vais essayer de m'acclimater au pays avant de commencer à contribuer.

The hill lay covered with snow. La colline disparaissait sous la neige.

I lay down to rest. Je me suis allongé pour me reposer.

An old man lay dead on the road. Une personne âgée était étendue morte sur la route.

By morning the clouds had lifted and the whole length of the Himalayas lay before us in all its splendor. Au matin, les nuages s'étaient levés et toute la longueur de l'Himalaya s'étalait devant nous dans toute sa splendeur.

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