lie2Translate lie | into French | into Italian | into Spanish German translation of liev.i. (lying /ˈlaɪɪŋ/, lay /leɪ/, lain /leɪn/) 1 liegen; (assume horizontal position) sich legen 2lie idle [Maschine, Fabrik] = stillstehenPhrasal verbs lie aˈbout lie aˈroundv.i. herumliegen (ugs.) lie ˈbackv.i. sich zurücklegen; (sitting) sich zurücklehnen lie ˈdownv.i. sich hinlegenlie in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of lie in the British & World English dictionary Definition of lie in the US English dictionary