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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.©2011 Giesler et al.
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, 1998-2010http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ 27.02.2011© European Union, 1998-2010http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ 27.02.2011
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.http://konzern.lufthansa.com/en/ 5/5/2012http://konzern.lufthansa.com/en/ 5/5/2012
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."http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
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 UniversumsBang! Die Ganze Geschichte Des UniversumsMay, Brian,Moore, Patrick,Lintott, Chris© 2008, Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co.Bang! The Complete History of the UniverseMay, 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 / TintenherzTintenherzFunke, Cornelia© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003InkheartFunke, 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 GottesDie Faust GottesForsyth, Frederick© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, MünchenThe fist of godForsyth, 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 sohttp://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
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 ArmDer Mann mit dem goldenen ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg© 1949 by Nelson AlgrenThe Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, 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.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/17/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/17/2009
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 DownWatership DownAdams, 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 DownAdams, 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-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, 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.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/17/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/17/2009
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.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
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.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/17/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/17/2009
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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 | |
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Past | laid |
Imperative | lay |
Present Participle (Participle I) | laying |
Past Participle (Participle II) | laid |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I lay | we lay |
you lay | you lay |
he/she/it lays | they lay |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am laying | we are laying |
you are laying | you are laying |
he/she/it is laying | they are laying |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have laid | we have laid |
you have laid | you have laid |
he/she/it has laid | they have laid |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been laying | we have been laying |
you have been laying | you have been laying |
he/she/it has been laying | they have been laying |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I laid | we laid |
you laid | you laid |
he/she/it laid | they laid |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was laying | we were laying |
you were laying | you were laying |
he/she/it was laying | they were laying |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had laid | we had laid |
you had laid | you had laid |
he/she/it had laid | they had laid |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been laying | we had been laying |
you had been laying | you had been laying |
he/she/it had been laying | they had been laying |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will lay | we shall/will lay |
you will lay | you will lay |
he/she/it will lay | they will lay |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be laying | we shall/will be laying |
you will be laying | you will be laying |
he/she/it will be laying | they will be laying |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have laid | we shall/will have laid |
you will have laid | you will have laid |
he/she/it will have laid | they will have laid |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been laying | we shall/will have been laying |
you will have been laying | you will have been laying |
he/she/it will have been laying | they will have been laying |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would lay | we should/would lay |
you would lay | you would lay |
he/she/it would lay | they would lay |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be laying | we should/would be laying |
you would be laying | you would be laying |
he/she/it would be laying | they would be laying |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have laid | we should/would have laid |
you would have laid | you would have laid |
he/she/it would have laid | they would have laid |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been laying | we should/would have been laying |
you would have been laying | you would have been laying |
he/she/it would have been laying | they would have been laying |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am laid | we are laid |
you are laid | you are laid |
he/she/it is laid | they are laid |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being laid | we are being laid |
you are being laid | you are being laid |
he/she/it is being laid | they are being laid |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been laid | we have been laid |
you have been laid | you have been laid |
he/she/it has been laid | they have been laid |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was laid | we were laid |
you were laid | you were laid |
he/she/it was laid | they were laid |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being laid | we were being laid |
you were being laid | you were being laid |
he/she/it was being laid | they were being laid |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been laid | we had been laid |
you had been laid | you had been laid |
he/she/it had been laid | they had been laid |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be laid | we shall/will be laid |
you will be laid | you will be laid |
he/she/it will be laid | they will be laid |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been laid | we shall/will have been laid |
you will have been laid | you will have been laid |
he/she/it will have been laid | they will have been laid |
lie
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | lay |
Imperative | lie |
Present Participle (Participle I) | lying |
Past Participle (Participle II) | lain |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I lie | we lie |
you lie | you lie |
he/she/it lies | they lie |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am lying | we are lying |
you are lying | you are lying |
he/she/it is lying | they are lying |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have lain | we have lain |
you have lain | you have lain |
he/she/it has lain | they have lain |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been lying | we have been lying |
you have been lying | you have been lying |
he/she/it has been lying | they have been lying |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I lay | we lay |
you lay | you lay |
he/she/it lay | they lay |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was lying | we were lying |
you were lying | you were lying |
he/she/it was lying | they were lying |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had lain | we had lain |
you had lain | you had lain |
he/she/it had lain | they had lain |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been lying | we had been lying |
you had been lying | you had been lying |
he/she/it had been lying | they had been lying |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will lie | we shall/will lie |
you will lie | you will lie |
he/she/it will lie | they will lie |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be lying | we shall/will be lying |
you will be lying | you will be lying |
he/she/it will be lying | they will be lying |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have lain | we shall/will have lain |
you will have lain | you will have lain |
he/she/it will have lain | they will have lain |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been lying | we shall/will have been lying |
you will have been lying | you will have been lying |
he/she/it will have been lying | they will have been lying |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would lie | we should/would lie |
you would lie | you would lie |
he/she/it would lie | they would lie |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be lying | we should/would be lying |
you would be lying | you would be lying |
he/she/it would be lying | they would be lying |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have lain | we should/would have lain |
you would have lain | you would have lain |
he/she/it would have lain | they would have lain |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been lying | we should/would have been lying |
you would have been lying | you would have been lying |
he/she/it would have been lying | they would have been lying |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am lain | we are lain |
you are lain | you are lain |
he/she/it is lain | they are lain |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being lain | we are being lain |
you are being lain | you are being lain |
he/she/it is being lain | they are being lain |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been lain | we have been lain |
you have been lain | you have been lain |
he/she/it has been lain | they have been lain |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was lain | we were lain |
you were lain | you were lain |
he/she/it was lain | they were lain |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being lain | we were being lain |
you were being lain | you were being lain |
he/she/it was being lain | they were being lain |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been lain | we had been lain |
you had been lain | you had been lain |
he/she/it had been lain | they had been lain |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be lain | we shall/will be lain |
you will be lain | you will be lain |
he/she/it will be lain | they will be lain |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been lain | we shall/will have been lain |
you will have been lain | you will have been lain |
he/she/it will have been lain | they will have been lain |
lay
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | lay | lays |
Possessive case | lay's | lays' |