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Spanish translation of lie
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- 1 (3rd pers sing pres lies pres p, lying past & past p, lied) (tell untruths) mentir*
- 2 (3rd pers sing pres lies pres p, lying past, lay past p, lain) a (lie down) echarse, tenderse* • (be in lying position) estar* tendido I lay awake for hours = estuve horas sin poder dormir • (be buried) yacer* (liter) here lies John Brown = aquí yacen los restos de John Brown b (be) [object] estar* the snow lay two feet deep = la nieve tenía dos pies de espesor c (be located) [building/city] encontrarse* a group of islands lying off the west coast = un conjunto de islas situadas cerca de la costa occidental d [problem/difference] radicar*; [answer] estar*