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This competence also includes the ability to critically appraise medical information from the lay press.
Dieser Kompetenzbereich bezieht sich zudem auf die Fähigkeit, die in der Laienpresse abgedruckten medizinischen Informationen kritisch zu beurteilen.
The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman shall lay down according to the urgency of the matter.
Der Ausschuß gibt eine Stellungnahme zu diesem Entwurf innerhalb einer Frist ab, die der Vorsitzende unter Berücksichtigung der Dringlichkeit der betreffenden Frage festsetzt.
© Europäische Union, 1998-2010
© European Union, 1998-2010
The merger is intended to lay a firm foundation from which to become more competitive in the difficult French market.
Durch den Zusammenschluss soll ein solides Fundament geschaffen werden, um im schwierigen französischen Markt wettbewerbsfähiger zu werden.
Member States shall, subject to conditions which they lay down, allow the taxable person to make such returns by electronic means, and may also require that electronic means are used."
Die Mitgliedstaaten legen fest, unter welchen Bedingungen der Steuerpflichtige diese Steuererklärungen auf elektronischem Wege abgeben darf, und können die Übermittlung auf elektronischem Wege auch vorschreiben."
The first paper showed that electromagnetic energy was emitted in 'packets', or quanta, rather than continuously, and helped to lay the foundation of quantum mechanics.
Im ersten Artikel zeigte Einstein, dass elektromagnetische Energie in kleinen Paketen, so genannten Quanten, und nicht kontinuierlich abgegeben wurde; damit legte er die Grundlagen für die spätere Quantenmechanik.
May, Brian,Moore, Patrick,Lintott, Chris / Bang! The Complete History of the UniverseMay, Brian,Moore, Patrick,Lintott, Chris / Bang! Die Ganze Geschichte Des Universums
Bang! Die Ganze Geschichte Des Universums
May, Brian,Moore, Patrick,Lintott, Chris
© 2008, Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co.
Bang! The Complete History of the Universe
May, Brian,Moore, Patrick,Lintott, Chris
© Patrick Moore and Duck Productions Limited 2006, 2007
Pulling the covers up to her chin, she lay there listening as her father said goodbye to Dustfinger.
Die Decke bis ans Kinn gezogen, lag sie da und belauschte, wie ihr Vater sich von Staubfinger verabschiedete.
Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / Tintenherz
Tintenherz
Funke, Cornelia
© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003
Inkheart
Funke, Cornelia
© 2003 by Dressler Verlag
© 2003 by The Chicken House
In the last of the darkness they ate some rations, sipped water, covered themselves with scrim netting, and lay down to sleep.
Während es draußen Tag wurde, aßen sie ihre Rationen, tranken dazu etwas Wasser, hüllten sich in Tarnnetze und legten sich schlafen.
Forsyth, Frederick / The fist of godForsyth, Frederick / Die Faust Gottes
Die Faust Gottes
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London
© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, München
The fist of god
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1995 by Bantam Books
The fundamental aim of this working plan is, therefore, to build on these solid foundations and lay down the programme of work for the next three years that will:
Hauptziel dieses Arbeitsplans ist es also, auf diesen soliden Grundlagen aufzubauen und das Arbeitsprogramm für die nächsten drei Jahre festzulegen, um so
Yet there were long hours between them now when the book lay open on her lap and she had no word to say.
Doch sie saß nun lange Stunden da, das geöffnete Album auf dem Schoß, ohne ein Wort mit ihm zu reden.
Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg
© 1949 by Nelson Algren
The Man with the Golden Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
Member States should retain the right to lay down rules concerning substances used as active components in active food contact materials and articles until Community provisions are adopted.
Die Mitgliedstaaten sollten bis zum Erlass von Gemeinschaftsvorschriften befugt bleiben, Rechtsvorschriften über Stoffe zu erlassen, die als aktive Bestandteile in aktiven Lebensmittelkontakt-Materialien und -Gegenständen verwendet werden.
Bigwig had collapsed beside Hazel and lay on his side, exhausted.
Bigwig war neben Hazel zusammengebrochen und lag erschöpft auf der Seite.
Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership Down
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
© 2000 by Richard George Adams
Why should we have to learn to be musicians, and expend our poetical powers, merely to produce a sort of block, or lay figure, for him to give life and motion to?
Warum mutet er uns zu daß wir Musiker werden sollen und unser dichterisches Talent verschwenden nur um ein Ding zu schaffen, dem er erst Leben und Regung gibt?
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
Whereas, although it is primarily for the Member States to lay down their inspection programmes, it is necessary, with a view to the proper functioning of the internal market, to arrange also for coordinated programmes at Community level;
Zwar ist die Aufstellung von Kontrollprogrammen in erster Linie Sache der Mitgliedstaaten, im Rahmen des Binnenmarktes sind jedoch auch auf Gemeinschaftsebene koordinierte Programme erforderlich.
The Commission should also be granted authority to lay down rules for the management of the tariff quotas established by this Regulation.
Außerdem sollte der Kommission die Zuständigkeit für die Festlegung der Einzelheiten der Verwaltung der mit dieser Verordnung eingeführten Zollkontingente übertragen werden.
The Commission, acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 shall lay down the detailed rules needed for this adaptation.
Die Kommission erläßt die erforderlichen Bestimmungen für diese Anpassung nach dem Verfahren des Artikels 23.

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Collocations

lay bricks
mauern
lay down
abschnüren
lay off
abschnüren
lay on
anlegen
lay bare
bloßlegen
lay off
freisetzen
long lay rope
Gleichschlagseil
parallel lay rope
Gleichschlagseil
lay figure
Gliederpuppe
ordinary lay
Kreuzschlag
regular lay
Kreuzschlag
ordinary-lay rope
Kreuzschlagseil
regular-lay rope
Kreuzschlagseil
left-lay rope
linksgängig geschlagenes Seil
right-lay rope
rechtsgängig geschlagenes Seil

Word forms

lay

verb
Basic forms
Pastlaid
Imperativelay
Present Participle (Participle I)laying
Past Participle (Participle II)laid
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I laywe lay
you layyou lay
he/she/it laysthey lay
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am layingwe are laying
you are layingyou are laying
he/she/it is layingthey are laying
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have laidwe have laid
you have laidyou have laid
he/she/it has laidthey have laid
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been layingwe have been laying
you have been layingyou have been laying
he/she/it has been layingthey have been laying
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I laidwe laid
you laidyou laid
he/she/it laidthey laid
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was layingwe were laying
you were layingyou were laying
he/she/it was layingthey were laying
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had laidwe had laid
you had laidyou had laid
he/she/it had laidthey had laid
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been layingwe had been laying
you had been layingyou had been laying
he/she/it had been layingthey had been laying
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will laywe shall/will lay
you will layyou will lay
he/she/it will laythey will lay
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be layingwe shall/will be laying
you will be layingyou will be laying
he/she/it will be layingthey will be laying
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have laidwe shall/will have laid
you will have laidyou will have laid
he/she/it will have laidthey will have laid
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been layingwe shall/will have been laying
you will have been layingyou will have been laying
he/she/it will have been layingthey will have been laying
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would laywe should/would lay
you would layyou would lay
he/she/it would laythey would lay
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be layingwe should/would be laying
you would be layingyou would be laying
he/she/it would be layingthey would be laying
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have laidwe should/would have laid
you would have laidyou would have laid
he/she/it would have laidthey would have laid
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been layingwe should/would have been laying
you would have been layingyou would have been laying
he/she/it would have been layingthey would have been laying
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am laidwe are laid
you are laidyou are laid
he/she/it is laidthey are laid
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being laidwe are being laid
you are being laidyou are being laid
he/she/it is being laidthey are being laid
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been laidwe have been laid
you have been laidyou have been laid
he/she/it has been laidthey have been laid
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was laidwe were laid
you were laidyou were laid
he/she/it was laidthey were laid
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being laidwe were being laid
you were being laidyou were being laid
he/she/it was being laidthey were being laid
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been laidwe had been laid
you had been laidyou had been laid
he/she/it had been laidthey had been laid
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be laidwe shall/will be laid
you will be laidyou will be laid
he/she/it will be laidthey will be laid
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been laidwe shall/will have been laid
you will have been laidyou will have been laid
he/she/it will have been laidthey will have been laid

lie

verb
Basic forms
Pastlay
Imperativelie
Present Participle (Participle I)lying
Past Participle (Participle II)lain
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I liewe lie
you lieyou lie
he/she/it liesthey lie
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am lyingwe are lying
you are lyingyou are lying
he/she/it is lyingthey are lying
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have lainwe have lain
you have lainyou have lain
he/she/it has lainthey have lain
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been lyingwe have been lying
you have been lyingyou have been lying
he/she/it has been lyingthey have been lying
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I laywe lay
you layyou lay
he/she/it laythey lay
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was lyingwe were lying
you were lyingyou were lying
he/she/it was lyingthey were lying
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had lainwe had lain
you had lainyou had lain
he/she/it had lainthey had lain
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been lyingwe had been lying
you had been lyingyou had been lying
he/she/it had been lyingthey had been lying
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will liewe shall/will lie
you will lieyou will lie
he/she/it will liethey will lie
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be lyingwe shall/will be lying
you will be lyingyou will be lying
he/she/it will be lyingthey will be lying
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have lainwe shall/will have lain
you will have lainyou will have lain
he/she/it will have lainthey will have lain
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been lyingwe shall/will have been lying
you will have been lyingyou will have been lying
he/she/it will have been lyingthey will have been lying
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would liewe should/would lie
you would lieyou would lie
he/she/it would liethey would lie
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be lyingwe should/would be lying
you would be lyingyou would be lying
he/she/it would be lyingthey would be lying
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have lainwe should/would have lain
you would have lainyou would have lain
he/she/it would have lainthey would have lain
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been lyingwe should/would have been lying
you would have been lyingyou would have been lying
he/she/it would have been lyingthey would have been lying
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am lainwe are lain
you are lainyou are lain
he/she/it is lainthey are lain
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being lainwe are being lain
you are being lainyou are being lain
he/she/it is being lainthey are being lain
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been lainwe have been lain
you have been lainyou have been lain
he/she/it has been lainthey have been lain
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was lainwe were lain
you were lainyou were lain
he/she/it was lainthey were lain
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being lainwe were being lain
you were being lainyou were being lain
he/she/it was being lainthey were being lain
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been lainwe had been lain
you had been lainyou had been lain
he/she/it had been lainthey had been lain
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be lainwe shall/will be lain
you will be lainyou will be lain
he/she/it will be lainthey will be lain
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been lainwe shall/will have been lain
you will have been lainyou will have been lain
he/she/it will have been lainthey will have been lain

lay

noun
SingularPlural
Common caselaylays
Possessive caselay'slays'