lay down

1. (переходный)To give up, surrender, or yield (e.g. a weapon), usually by placing it on the ground.

   The police urged the gunman to lay down his weapon.

   Lay down your arms.

2. To place or install on the ground, e.g. a railway on a trackbed.

   lay down a mat; lay down asphalt; lay down a road

   сдава́тьсяsdavátʹsja

3. (переходный)To intentionally take a fall while riding a motorcycle, in order to prevent a more serious collision.

   He laid down his brand-new Harley-Davidson to avoid the oncoming bus.

4. (переходный)To specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate (rules or policies).

   Let's lay down the rules right at the beginning, so we are consistent.

   You've got to lay down the law with that boy.

   institute, enact, or establish

5. To stock, store (e.g. wine) for the future. See also lay by.

6. (устаревшее, переходный)To kill (someone).

7. (эвфемизм, переходный)To euthanize an animal.

8. To sacrifice, especially in the phrase "to lay down one's life."

9. (непереходный, proscribed)To lie down.

   I feel a bit ill, so I'm going to go lay down for a while.

10. (устаревшее)To draw the lines of a ship's hull at full size, before starting a build.

11. (устаревшее)To place a sheet in a printing press for printing.

1. Tom laid the baby down on a blanket.

   Том положил ребёнка на одеяло. — marafon

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2. Tom laid his head down on the pillow.

   Том положил голову на подушку. — Selena777

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3. Tom laid the gun down on the floor.

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4. Tom laid down the gun on the floor.

   deTom legte die Waffe auf den Boden. — wolfgangth

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5. He laid down his pen and looked at me.

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неправильный · Урок

• lay offувольнятьTo dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume or through no fault of the worker, often with a severance package.
• lay outпоставить, ставитьTo expend or contribute money to an expense or purchase.
• lay inхранить, сохранятьсяTo put (something) aside for future use.
• lay downсдаватьсяTo give up, surrender, or yield (e.g. a weapon), usually by placing it on the ground.
• lay overналожить, накладыватьTo make an intermediary stop somewhere.
• lay awayприпрятать, припрятыватьTo reserve (something) for the future.
• lay aboutнаносить удары направо и налевоTo strike blows in all directions.
• lay asideспасти, спасатьTo reserve (something, especially money) for future use; to save as a backup.