lay out

1. (transitive)To expend or contribute money to an expense or purchase.

   She laid out hundreds of dollars to throw a great party.

   ausgeben

2. (transitive)To arrange (physically) in a certain way, so as to spread or space apart; to display (e.g. merchandise or a collection).

   She laid the blocks out in a circle on the floor.

   She laid out a terrific spread for the party.

   auslegen

3. (transitive)To explain; to interpret.

   Let me lay it out for you: you're not going to get a better opportunity than this one.

   darlegen

4. (transitive)To arrange; to design; to concoct; to think up.

   He began to lay out the hull for an inexpensive but fast littoral drone.

   She began to lay out how the circuits would be connected.

5. To prepare a body for burial.

   They laid him out beautifully on a bier draped in satin.

   aufbahren

6. (US, colloquial, transitive)To render (someone) unconscious; to knock out; to cause to fall to the floor; to kill.

   I laid him out on the sidewalk after he tried to grab me.

7. (colloquial, transitive)To scold or berate.

   She really laid him out for taking the money and then lying to try to cover it up.

8. (colloquial, intransitive)To cease playing one's instrument.

   Hey man can you lay out on the bridge?

9. (colloquial, intransitive)To sunbathe.

   It's been raining so much all week that I haven't had a chance to lay out.

1. She laid the paper out on the table.

   ruОна разложила газету на столе.

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2. Tom was the one who laid out this garden.

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3. Tom was the one that laid out this garden.

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4. Tom laid out a plan of attack.

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5. He laid out this garden.

   ruОн разбил этот сад.

   deEr legte diesen Garten an.

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• lay offвміти, умітиTo 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 outвстановити, встановлюватиTo expend or contribute money to an expense or purchase.
• lay inзберігатиTo put (something) aside for future use.
• lay downзробити, робитиTo give up, surrender, or yield (e.g. a weapon), usually by placing it on the ground.
• lay overнакласти, накладатиTo make an intermediary stop somewhere.
• lay asideврятувати, рятуватиTo reserve (something, especially money) for future use; to save as a backup.
• lay upTo store; to put by.
• lay onTo provide (food or drinks) for free.