lay down

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From Middle English leyen doun, leien doun (“to lay down”), equivalent to lay + down.

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Cherokee: ᎠᏗᎠ (adia) — to surrender or yield (a weapon) by placing it on the ground
• Finnish: luovuttaa — to surrender or yield (a weapon) by placing it on the ground
• Finnish: laskea — to surrender or yield (a weapon) by placing it on the ground
• Galician: depor — to surrender or yield (a weapon) by placing it on the ground
• Galician: depoñer — to surrender or yield (a weapon) by placing it on the ground
• Portuguese: desistir — to surrender or yield (a weapon) by placing it on the ground
• Portuguese: recuar — to surrender or yield (a weapon) by placing it on the ground
• Russian: сдава́ться (sdavátʹsja) — to surrender or yield (a weapon) by placing it on the ground
• Spanish: soltar — to surrender or yield (a weapon) by placing it on the ground
• Esperanto: demeti — to place on the ground
• Bulgarian: установявам (ustanovjavam) — to specify or establish (rules)
• Finnish: määrätä — to specify or establish (rules)
• Finnish: säätää — to specify or establish (rules)
• Portuguese: delinear — to specify or establish (rules)
• Spanish: poner — to specify or establish (rules)
• Spanish: establecer — to specify or establish (rules)
• Welsh: rhoi i lawr — to specify or establish (rules)
• Finnish: käydä makuulle — to lie down for rest
• Finnish: käydä pitkäkseen — to lie down for rest
• French: se coucher — to lie down for rest
• Galician: deitar — to lie down for rest
• Neapolitan: se cuccà — to lie down for rest
• Polish: położyć się — to lie down for rest
• Portuguese: deitar — to lie down for rest
• Spanish: acostarse — to lie down for rest