English-Azerbaijani dictionary

lay bare

to show clearly; to expose to view: They dug up the road and laid bare the water pipe; Shy people don't like to lay bare their feelings.
az: aşkar eləmək, ayırd etmək  
ru: обнажать

lay by phrasal verb

to put away for future use: She laid by a store of tinned vegetables.
az: kənara qoymaq, saxlamaq (gələcək üçün)  
ru: приберегать

lay down phrasal verb

1 to give up: They laid down their arms; The soldiers laid down their lives in the cause of peace.
az: əl çəkmək, fəda etmək
ru: сложить
2 to order or instruct: The rule book lays down what should be done in such a case.
az: əmr etmək
ru: предписывать
3 to store: My father laid down a good stock of wine which I am now drinking.
az: yığmaq
ru: запасать

lay down the law

to state something in a way that indicates that one expects one's opinion and orders to be accepted without argument: With young children you have to lay down the law so that they clearly know right from wrong.
az: qəti danışmaq, əmr etmək, hökm etmək
ru: говорить безапелляционно, диктовать, командовать, не допускать возражений

lay eyes on

also set eyes on
to see, especially for the first time: I wish I’d never set eyes on her!
az: görmək

ru: увидеть

lay in phrasal verb

to get and store a supply of: I've laid in an extra stock of drinks for Christmas.
az: saxlamaq, yığmaq
ru: запасать

lay low

to make ill: I was laid low by flu, just before my exams.
az: xəstələndirmək
ru: свалить; слечь

lay off phrasal verb

to dismiss (employees) temporarily: Because of a shortage of orders, the firm has laid off a quarter of its workforce.
az: azad etmək, işdən çıxarmaq, buraxmaq
ru: (временно) увольнять

lay on phrasal verb

to provide: The staff laid on a tea party for the pupils.
az: təmin etmək
ru: устраивать

lay out phrasal verb

1 to arrange over a wide area (especially according to a plan): He was the architect who laid out the public gardens.
az: planlamaq, düzənləmək
ru: разбивать
2 to spread so as to be easily seen: He laid out the contents of the box on the table.
az: sərmək, yaymaq  
ru: раскладывать
3 to knock unconscious: A blow to the head laid him out.
az: bayıltmaq  
ru: сбить с ног
4 to spend (money).
az: xərcləmək, sərf etmək
ru: тратить
5 to prepare (a dead body) to be buried.
az: (mərhumu basdırmağa) hazırlamaq
ru: приготовить к погребению

lay stress on

also put stress on

to emphasize (a fact etc): He laid stress on this point.
az: vurğulamaq, xüsusən qeyd etmək  
ru: придавать особое значение

lay the table

to put a tablecloth, plates, knives, forks etc on a table for a meal: The food is ready – please could you lay the table for me?
az: süfrə açmaq
ru: накрывать на стол

lay to rest

to bury (someone) in a grave: She was laid to rest in the vault of St George’s Chapel.
az: basdırmaq

ru: хоронить

lay up phrasal verb

1 to keep or store: We laid up a good supply of apples this year from our own trees.
az: ehtiyat görmək, tədarük etmək
ru: запасать
2 to put (a ship) out of use in a dock: The ship is currently laid up in the docks.
az: dok (gəmilərin təmir olunduğu yer)
ru: ставить в док

lay waste

to make (a piece of land) into barren country by burning and plundering: The invading army laid waste to the town.
az: xaraba qoymaq
ru: опустошать (землю)