English

Pronunciation

• IPA : /laɪ/
• SAMPA : /laI/

Verb, intransitive

to lie (lay, lain)

1. to be in a horizontal position
2. to be placed or situated

Related Words

1. lier

Translations

• Chinese: 躺
• Dutch: liggen
• Finnish: maata
• French: se coucher
• German: liegen
• Hebrew: לשכב (Lish'kav)
• Indonesian: berbaring, membaringkan
• Japanese: 横になる (よこになる , yoko ni naru)
• Spanish: echarse

Verb

to lie (lied, lying)

1. to intentionally say something that is not true
2. rare intentionally allowing someone else, who has a right to know the whole truth, believe (trough action or inaction) something else then the whole truth.

Related terms

• liar

Translations

• Chinese: 说谎 , 說謊 (shuohuang)
• Dutch: liegen
• Finnish: valehdella (1)
• French: mentir
• German: lügen
• Hebrew: לשקר (Le'sha'ker)
• Indonesian:
  • bohong , berbohong , membohongi
  • dusta , berdusta , mendustai
• Japanese: 嘘を吐く (うそをつく , usowotsuku)
• Spanish: mentir
• Swedish: ljuga

Noun

lie (plural: lies)

1. an intentionally false statement; a falsehood.
2. (Golf) the terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck.
3. (Medicine) the position of a fetus in the womb.

Translations

• Cebuano: bakak
• Chinese: 谎言 (huangyan), 假话 (jiahua)
• Dutch: leugen f (1)
• Finnish: valhe (1)
• French: mensonge m
• German: Lüge f (1), Kindslage f (3)
• Hebrew: שקר (She'ker) m
• Ilocano: ulbod
• Italian: bugia f
• Japanese: 嘘 (うそ , uso), 虚言 (きょげん, kyogen)
• Portuguese: mentira f (1)
• Spanish: mentira f (1)
• Swedish: lögn c
• Tagalog: sinungaling
• Waray Waray: kaga'

Finnish

Verb

lie

1. (colloquial or dialectal) may be, perhaps is: the third person singular potential present of olla.

Variant forms

• lienee

French

Verb

lie

1. first and third person singular of lier

Translations

English: connect, connects

Swedish

Noun

lie c (pl liar, def sing lien, def pl liarna )

1. A tool, consisting of a shaft and a long, curved blade which is mounted at right angle to the shaft. Often, in mythology, associated with The Death ("The grim Reaper")