lay down

lay down
1) (to give up: They laid down their arms; The soldiers laid down their lives in the cause of peace.) entregar
2) (to order or instruct: The rule book lays down what should be done in such a case.) imponer, fijar
3) (to store: My father laid down a good stock of wine which I am now drinking.) guardar (en bodega)
lay down
v.
• abalizar v.
• acostar v.
• posar v.
v + o + adv, v + adv + o
a) (put down) \<\<tools/weapons\>\> dejar (a un lado); arm I 4)
b) (prescribe, fix) \<\<guidelines/procedure\>\> establecer*, determinar; law 1) b)
1. VT + ADV
1) (=put down) [+ book, pen] dejar, poner a un lado; [+ luggage] dejar; [+ burden] posar, depositar en tierra; [+ cards] extender sobre el tapete; (=lay flat) [+ person, body] acostar, tender

to lay o.s. down — tumbarse, echarse

2) [+ ship] colocar la quilla de
3) [+ wine] poner en bodega, guardar en cava
4) (=give up) [+ arms] deponer, rendir

to lay down one's life for sth/sb — dar su vida por algo/algn

5) (=establish) [+ condition] establecer; [+ precedent] sentar, establecer; [+ principle] establecer, formular; [+ policy] trazar, formular; [+ ruling] dictar

to lay it down that ... — asentar que ..., dictaminar que ...

law 1., 2)
6) (=impose) [+ condition] imponer
2.
VI + ADV (Cards) poner sus cartas sobre el tapete; (Bridge) (as dummy) tumbarse
* * *
v + o + adv, v + adv + o
a) (put down) \<\<tools/weapons\>\> dejar (a un lado); arm I 4)
b) (prescribe, fix) \<\<guidelines/procedure\>\> establecer*, determinar; law 1) b)

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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