lay down

lay down
transitive verb
1) hinlegen

lay something down on the table — etwas auf den Tisch legen

2) (give up) niederlegen [Amt, Waffen]; (deposit) hinterlegen [Geld]

lay down one's arms — sich ergeben; die Waffen strecken (geh.)

lay down one's life for something/somebody — sein Leben für etwas/jemanden [hin]geben

3) (formulate) festlegen [Regeln, Richtlinien, Bedingungen]; aufstellen [Grundsätze, Regeln, Norm]; festsetzen [Preis]; (in a contract, constitution) verankern; niederlegen; see also academic.ru/42004/law">law 1)
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1) (to give up: They laid down their arms; The soldiers laid down their lives in the cause of peace.) niederlegen, opfern
2) (to order or instruct: The rule book lays down what should be done in such a case.) festlegen
3) (to store: My father laid down a good stock of wine which I am now drinking.) lagern
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◆ lay down
vt
1. (place on a surface)
▪ to \lay down down ⇆ sth etw hinlegen (on auf +akk)
to \lay down down one's arms [or weapons] die Waffen niederlegen
▪ to \lay down down ⇆ sth etw festlegen; (establish) etw aufstellen
to \lay down down a time-limit eine Frist setzen
▪ it is laid down that ... es steht geschrieben, dass ...
4.
▶ to \lay down down one's arms sich akk ergeben
▶ to \lay down down the law [about sth] (fam) [über etw akk] Vorschriften machen
▶ to \lay down down one's life for sb/sth sein Leben für jdn/etw geben
▶ now I \lay down me down to sleep (fam) müde bin ich, geh' zur Ruh'
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vt sep
1) book, pen etc hinlegen

he laid his bag down on the table —

she laid herself down to sleep (liter) — sie begab sich zur Ruhe

2) (= give up) burden ablegen; office niederlegen

to lay down one's arms — die Waffen niederlegen

to lay down one's life — sein Leben geben or opfern

3) (= impose, establish) condition festsetzen or -legen; policy festsetzen, bestimmen; rules aufstellen, festlegen; price festsetzen, vorschreiben

it is laid down that — es wurde festgelegt, dass

to lay down the law (inf) — Vorschriften machen (to sb jdm)

4) (= store) lagern
5) ship auf Stapel legen
6) deposit hinterlegen
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lay down v/t
1. hinlegen
2. ein Amt, die Waffen etc niederlegen:
lay down one’s tools die Arbeit niederlegen, in den Streik treten
3. eine Hoffnung aufgeben
4. sein Leben hingeben, opfern (beide:
for für)
5. a) den Grund legen für
b) planen, entwerfen
c) eine Straße etc anlegen
6. einen Grundsatz etc aufstellen, Regeln etc festlegen, -setzen, vorschreiben, Bedingungen (in einem Vertrag) niederlegen, verankern: → law1 10
7. Wein etc einlagern
8. AGR
a) besäen, bepflanzen
b) säen, pflanzen
9. eine Zeichnung etc aufziehen (on auf akk)
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transitive verb
1) hinlegen

lay something down on the table — etwas auf den Tisch legen

2) (give up) niederlegen [Amt, Waffen]; (deposit) hinterlegen [Geld]

lay down one's arms — sich ergeben; die Waffen strecken (geh.)

lay down one's life for something/somebody — sein Leben für etwas/jemanden [hin]geben

3) (formulate) festlegen [Regeln, Richtlinien, Bedingungen]; aufstellen [Grundsätze, Regeln, Norm]; festsetzen [Preis]; (in a contract, constitution) verankern; niederlegen; see also law 1)
* * *
v.
auf Stapel legen ausdr.
aufzeichnen v.
hinlegen v.

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