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

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The doll lay on the floor. La muñeca estaba tirada en el piso.
All lizards can lay eggs. Todos los lagartos pueden poner huevos.
I lay on my bed. Me acuesto en mi cama.
The old castle lay in ruins. El viejo castillo está en ruinas.
It surprised me that platypus lay eggs. Me sorprendió saber que los ornitorrincos ponen huevos.
Tom lay on his back. Tom se acostó boca arriba.
Dennis lay flat on the floor. Dennis estaba estirado en el suelo.
In May, all birds lay an egg. En mayo, todos los pájaros ponen un huevo.
She lay down on the bed. Ella se acostó en la cama.
He was ill, so he lay in bed all day long. Él estaba enfermo, así que se quedó en cama el día entero.
Those hens lay eggs almost every day. Esas gallinas ponen huevos casi todos los días.
He lay on a sofa, with his eyes closed. Estaba acostado en un sofá con los ojos cerrados.
Didn't you know turtles lay eggs? ¿No sabías que las tortugas ponían huevos?
I lay down not so much to sleep as to think. Me acosté no tanto para dormir como para pensar.
She will lay the doll on her bed. Ella pondrá a la muñeca en su cama.
We lay emphasis on the importance of being sincere. Ponemos énfasis en la importancia de ser sincero.
No one will lay a finger on you as long as I live. Nadie te pondrá un dedo encima mientras yo viva.
I like this wallpaper of Marilyn Monroe you have on your laptop because it reminds me a lot of you when you lay your little eyes on me. Me gusta ese fondo de pantalla de Marilyn Monroe que tienes en el portátil porque me recuerda muchísimo a ti cuando me pones esos ojitos.
She despises people who lie. Ella desprecia a la gente que miente.
Tom thinks you're lying. Tom cree que estás mintiendo.
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