Lie down en français : traduction et définition

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Traduction et définition

to lie (down): s'allonger verb
I was lying on the lawn. J'étais allongé sur la pelouse.
Ne pas confondre avec le verbe to lay (something down), qui signifie "poser" (quelque chose à plat) :
I lie down on the floor. Je m'allonge sur le sol.
I lay this book on the table. Je pose ce livre sur la table.
Attention aux prétérits et participes passés de ces deux verbes :
* to lie/ I lay/I have lain
* to lay/I laid/I have laid
Autre confusion possible : to lie (verbe régulier, lie/lied/lied) : mentir.
to lie prostrate: s'allonger / être allongé à plat ventre idiom
to lie face down: s'allonger / être allongé à plat ventre, face contre terre idiom

Exemples

  • "You're not just going to leave that lyin' here, are you?"
  • "Preparation: Please be naked, lying face down on your desk when I arrive."
  • "Philip : I'd say you were lying."
  • "Ask subject to sit or lie comfortably."
  • "Bruno Delavigne was found lying dead by his desk in a pool of blood."
  • "His many tasks involve everything from chemical experimentation to intense brainstorming sessions, during which he lies prostrate on a bed of needles and repeats a string of incomprehensible syllables, often for hours at a time."
  • "A lying idiot!"
  • "When Delavigne awoke, he was lying in a hospital bed."
  • "When he awoke, Bruno was lying in a hospital bed."
  • "When Delavigne woke up, he was lying in a hospital bed."
  • "Moira : Ray, if I didn't know any better, I'd say that you're lying on a beach."
  • "Then we turned and shook as we had a look in the room where the dead men lay"
  • "Lie down on the couch if you like."
  • "The ones with the naked girls lying on bottles of perfume."
  • "Rachid and I are lying on the beach, drinking a couple of cold ones and soaking up the sun."
  • "When he woke up, Bruno was lying in a hospital bed."
Exercice 1
Fill in the blanks below with the correct form of the verb:

It was past midnight when Susie arrived at her apartment. She a lemon candle and down on the warm blanket on her bed. The day through her mind like a roulette wheel. So many stupid men, so much silly talk. Tomorrow she would something different. She would up singing and leave the house with a bag full of candy and a heart full of hope.
Fill in the blanks below with the correct form of the verb:

It was past midnight when Susie arrived at her apartment. She [not done] lit 1 a lemon candle and [not done] lay 2 down on the warm blanket on her bed. The day [not done] spun 3 through her mind like a roulette wheel. So many stupid men, so much silly talk. Tomorrow she would [not done] do 4 something different. She would [not done] wake 5 up singing and leave the house with a bag full of candy and a heart full of hope.
1 lit: Because the first sentence (it was past midnight) tells us that this action takes place in the past, we must use the past simple tense (preterit). To light: I light / I lit, lighted / I have lit, lighted. 'Lit' is more common than 'lighted' in the preterit and past participle forms.
2 lay: Because the first sentence (it was midnight) tells us that this action takes place in the past, we must use the past simple tense (preterit). To lie: I lie / I lay / I have lain. Be careful! Don't confuse 'lie' (as in lie down on a bed) with 'lie' (as in to tell a lie or untruth), which is a regular verb.
3 spun: Because the first sentence tells us that we are talking about the past, we must use the simple past tense. To spin: I spin / I spun / I have spun. 'To spin' means 'to rotate' in this context.
4 do: Because the main verb (to do) is preceded by the auxiliary 'would' here, we must use the infinitive form of the verb afterwards (without 'to'). Note that 'would' is used here to describe a future event in the past.
5 wake: Because the main verb (to wake) is preceded by 'would' here, we must use the simple infinitive form (wake) without the marker 'to'. Note that 'would' is used to express the conditional.
Exercice 2
Choose the TRUE statements from the list below.

There maybe more than one correct answer!
Choose the TRUE statements from the list below.

There maybe more than one correct answer!
This statement is false. Ray Upton informs Brent and Moira that he and Rachid "decided to land the helicopter in the parking lot" of a Taco Bell restaurant. If a vehicle "breaks down", then it has a mechanical fault which stops it from working properly. "To land" a flying vehicle is to bring it to the ground. The traffic copter has not broken down, it is just parked in a "car park" or "parking lot".
Moira speculates that Ray is lying on the beach, not that he is "lying" (or telling an untruth) to her. In English, the verb "to lie" has two primary meanings: to position the body horizontally (for example the way someone sleeps on a bed) AND to tell an untruth, or to deceive someone. Note that in the progressive (or ING) form, the verbs are conjugated exactly the same way, and so the context determines the verb's meaning. The verb "to lie" in the sense of positioning the body horizontally is irregular: lie/lay/lain.
This statement is true. Towards the end of the broadcast, Rachid states that "there are so many gorgeous women on the beach". The adjective "gorgeous" is synonymous with "beautiful" or "splendid" when used to describe a person.
This statement is true. Moira suspects that Ray and Rachid are on a beach because she hears the "sound of waves crashing against the shore". On the surface of a body of water, a "wave" is a moving swell or ridge which sometimes breaks once it reaches the "shore" (the point where land and sea meet). The verb "to crash" describes a collision or impact between objects, people etc.
Exercice 3
"Just lay your head on my shoulder and try to sleep for a little while."

Which of the following sentences use(s) "lay" correctly?

There may be more than one correct answer!
"Just lay your head on my shoulder and try to sleep for a little while."

Which of the following sentences use(s) "lay" correctly?

There may be more than one correct answer!
This sentence uses the verb "to lay" correctly, in the same way that Donna uses it in the dialogue. One of the primary meanings of the verb "to lay" is to put something down, or to place something on a surface. In this example, the workers are putting cables down in the road, which is disrupting traffic. In the dialogue, Donna says to Bruno "Just lay your head on my shoulder" which means she wants Bruno to gently place his head on her shoulder.
This is incorrect. Do not confuse the verb "to lay" (which means "to put down") with the verb "to lie" (which means to be in a horizontal position of rest). In this example "I was lying (on the bed)" would be correct.
This is the incorrect past form of the verb "to lay". "To lay (an egg)" means to produce an egg from the inside of the body. All female birds produce (or "lay") eggs, most notably domestic poultry such as chickens or geese. Please note, however, that the past tense form of the verb "to lay" is the irregular "laid": lay/laid/laid.
This is correct. One of the primary meanings of the verb "to lay" is to put something down, or to place something on a surface. In this example, "to lay the table" is a British expression which means to put cutlery and crockery (plates, forks, knives etc.) on the table in preparation for a meal (the American English equivalent is "to set the table" and this is much more common in the US).
Exercice 4
Which of the following verbs share a similar meaning with "to relax"?

There may be more than one correct answer!
Which of the following verbs share a similar meaning with "to relax"?

There may be more than one correct answer!
This term shares a similar meaning with "to relax". "To take it easy" and "to relax" are very similar expressions, which mean "to be at ease" or "to rest".
This is the only verb that doesn't share the same meaning with "to relax". To "lie down" is to lie horizontally on one's back, such as one might do in bed. This verb is irregular: Lie down / lay down / have lain down.
This term shares a similar meaning with "to relax". "To unwind (after a long day at the office)" means to relax, or to become free of nervous tension. Example: The holiday helped him unwind after a stressful period at work. This verb is irregular: unwind / unwound / have unwound.
This term shares a similar meaning with "to relax". "To chill out" is an informal expression which describes the act of relaxing or taking it easy, especially after a state of agitation.
Exercice 5
Polly: How are you Brian? It’s been such a long time since we’ve seen each other!
Brian: I’m not doing so well. I have been feeling so the past few days.
Polly: Why, what’s going on?
Brian: My boyfriend just broke with me. He said he doesn’t love me anymore.
Polly: I’m so sorry! Why don’t you come over and we can lie on the couch and watch a movie.
Brian: That won't cheer me because I don't care for your couch.
Polly: How are you Brian? It’s been such a long time since we’ve seen each other!
Brian: I’m not doing so well. I have been feeling so down 1 the past few days.
Polly: Why, what’s going on?
Brian: My boyfriend just broke up 2 with me. He said he doesn’t love me anymore.
Polly: I’m so sorry! Why don’t you come over and we can lie down 3 on the couch and watch a movie.
Brian: That won't cheer me up 4 because I don't care for your couch.
1 down: 'To feel down' is to feel depressed or unhappy. 'Down' can be used to indicate movement towards the bottom or ground, both literally and figuratively.
1 up: Although 'up' is grammatically correct here, it does not make any sense given the context of the phrase. Brian would not feel 'up' after saying that she isn’t ‘doing so well’.
2 up: ‘To break up’ is an expression used to indicate the act of ending a relationship.
2 down: While ‘to break down’ is a phrase in English, it doesn’t work here. ‘To break down’ signifies a machine or motor vehicle malfunction, chemical decomposition, or separating an idea or statement into smaller parts in order to make it easier to understand.
3 down: ‘To lie down’ is an expression that describes reclining to a resting or stretched out position, frequently on a bed or sofa. Ex: "I was tired so I lay down to take a nap."
3 up: There is no such expression ‘to lie up’ in English.
4 up: 'To cheer someone up' is to try to boost or stimulate their morale, or to try to make them feel positive. Here 'up' is used figuratively to indicate the movement or transition of someone's feelings or emotions from a low point to a high point.
4 down: There is no such expression in English to ‘cheer someone down’. We might say 'This sad movie always gets me down'.

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