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WordReference English-Polish Dictionary © 2026:
| lay adj | (not religious) | świecki przym. |
| | This is a lay organisation, with no connection to any religion. |
| lay adj | (not member of a religious order) | świecki przym. |
| | The priest was on the altar with three lay people, who would help with Holy Communion. |
| lay adj | (not professional) | laicki przym. |
| | | laik m |
| | I'm not a doctor, just a lay person. |
| lay n | vulgar, offensive, informal (sexual partner) (wulgarny: kobieta) | dupa ż |
| | (wulgarny: mężczyzna) | jebaka m |
| | Yeah, she was a good lay. |
| lay n | vulgar, informal (sexual intercourse) (wulgarny) | bzykanie, dymanie n |
| | I hope I get a lay tonight, I am so randy. |
| lay n | historical (medieval poem) | pieśń ż |
| | "The Lay of the Last Minstrel" is a poem by Sir Walter Scott. |
| lay n | historical (medieval song) | pieśń ż |
| | She sang us a beautiful lay from centuries ago. |
| lay⇒ vi | (produce eggs) | znosić jajka ndk. + n, l.mn. |
| | | znieść jajka dk. + n, l.mn. |
| | That hen does not lay any more. |
| lay [sth]⇒ vtr | (install) | kłaść ndk. |
| | | położyć dk. |
| | The contractors came in to lay the foundation to the building. |
| lay [sth] on [sth]⇒ vtr | (place a bet) | stawiać coś na coś zwrot ndk. |
| | | postawić coś na coś zwrot dk. |
| | He laid fifty dollars on the horse. |
| lay [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (bet) | stawiać ndk. |
| | | postawić dk. |
| | I'll lay you ten to one that he wasn't there at all. |
| Czasowniki złożone |
WordReference English-Polish Dictionary © 2026:
| lay back vi phrasal | slang (recline) (potoczny) | rozłożyć się zwr. dk. |
| | I love to lay back and relax in my new easy chair. |
| lay by vi phrasal | US (crop: leave untended) | niezebrany przym. |
| | After the farmer was evicted from his land, the corn was left to lay by. |
| | Po tym jak farmera eksmitowano z jego ziemi, kukurydza pozostała niezebrana na polu. |
lay by [sth],
lay [sth] by vtr phrasal insep | US (money: save up) | odkładać ndk. |
| | | odłożyć dk. |
| lay [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (establish: law, rules, etc.) | ustanawiać coś ndk. |
| | | ustanowić coś dk. |
| lay down vi phrasal | informal (recline, lie down) | rozkładać ndk. |
| | | rozłożyć dk. |
| | I'm tired; I'm going to lay down on the bed for an hour. |
lay [sth] in,
lay in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | US (store for later use) | gromadzić ndk. |
| | | zgromadzić dk. |
| | I am laying in plenty of food and drink for the Christmas period. |
| lay into [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (attack) | rzucać się na kogoś zwrot zwr. ndk. |
| | | rzucić się na zwrot zwr. dk. |
| | The attacker laid into his victim with several punches to the head. |
| | Napastnik rzucił się na ofiarę, kilka razy uderzając ją pięściami w głowę. |
| lay into [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (criticize) (przenośny) | naskakiwać na kogoś zwrot ndk. |
| | (przenośny) | naskoczyć na kogoś zwrot dk. |
| | Kate laid into her husband for arriving late. |
| lay [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | (make redundant) | zwalniać ndk. |
| | | zwolnić dk. |
| | The current economic crisis has led many companies to lay off some of their employees. |
| lay off vi phrasal | slang (stop bothering [sb]) (slang) | odczepiać się zwr. ndk. |
| | (slang) | odczepić się zwr. dk. |
| | I've had a bad day. Just lay off! |
| lay off [sb] vtr phrasal insep | slang (stop bothering: [sb]) (potoczny) | odczepiać się od kogoś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | odczepić się od kogoś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| | Lay off your sister for five minutes, would you? You've teased her enough. |
| lay off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | slang (stop indulging in) (potoczny) | odstawiać coś ndk. |
| | (potoczny) | odstawić coś dk. |
| | He needs to lay off the booze for a while. |
| lay [sth] on vtr phrasal sep | informal (exaggerate) (potoczny) | przesadzać z czymś ndk. + przyim. |
| | (potoczny) | przesadzić z czymś dk. + przyim. |
| | Your brother can really lay on the drama! |
| lay [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | slang (punch, knock over) | ogłuszyć dk. |
| | (w boksie) | znokautować dk. |
| | His punch laid his opponent out and he won the boxing match. |
| lay [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | (prepare body for funeral) | przygotowywać kogoś do pogrzebu zwrot ndk. |
| | | przygotować kogoś do pogrzebu zwrot dk. |
| | | ubierać kogoś do trumny zwrot ndk. |
| | | ubrać kogoś do trumny zwrot dk. |
| | The funeral home is going to lay my dead aunt out for viewing tomorrow. |
| lay [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, often passive (confine to bed) (przenośny) | przykuć do łóżka zwrot dk. |
| | A bad dose of flu can lay you up for several days. |
| lay [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (vessel: put in dock) | dokować ndk. |
| lay over vi phrasal | US (make a stopover) | zrobić sobie przerwę w podróży zwrot dk. |
| | Maggie will lay over in Chicago before continuing on to Portland. |
Formy złożone:
lay | laying |
WordReference English-Polish Dictionary © 2026:
| get the lay of the land v expr | informal, figurative (become familiar with [sth]) | zapoznawać się z czymś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | zapoznać się z czymś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| lay a hand on [sb] v expr | informal (hit, harm) | kłaść na czymś łapę zwrot ndk. |
| | | położyć na czymś łapę zwrot dk. |
| Uwaga: Commonly used in negative sentences. |
| | I would never lay a hand on my children; I don't believe in corporal punishment. |
| lay aside vtr | (put temporarily to one side) | odkładać ndk. |
| | | odłożyć dk. |
| | I had to lay aside my wedding plans until after my mother recovered. |
| lay claim to [sth] v expr | (claim ownership of) | rościć sobie prawo do czegoś zwrot ndk. |
| | | zgłaszać roszczenia do czegoś zwrot ndk. |
| | He laid claim to the house and the surrounding land. |
| lay down vtr | (surrender, give up: weapons) | składać ndk. |
| | | złożyć dk. |
| | The President pleaded with the terrorists to lay down their arms. |
| lay down the law v expr | (enforce rules) | wprowadzać prawo ndk. + n |
| | | wprowadzić prawo dk. + n |
| | My mom laid down the law; if I choose to smoke I can't live at home. |
| lay flagstones on vtr | (place paving slabs on) | kłaść płyty ndk. + ż, l.mn. |
| | | położyć płyty dk. + ż, l.mn. |
| lay hands on [sb] v expr | (person: heal by touch) | leczyć dotykiem ndk. + m |
| | | wyleczyć dotykiem dk. + m |
| | After the preacher laid hands on him he began to walk without his crutches. |
lay your hands on [sth],
lay hands on [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (obtain: [sth]) | dorwać dk. |
| | I'll bring you that CD just as soon as I can lay my hands on it. |
| lay it on the line v expr | informal, figurative (speak frankly) | mówić bez ogródek zwrot ndk. |
| | The CEO laid it on the line: "The business needs to reform or it will face dire consequences." |
| lay it on thick vtr | (compliment effusively) | prawić duże komplementy |
| | He keeps telling me how fabulous I look; he's really laying it on thick and I am getting embarrassed. |
lay it on thick,
lay it on v expr | figurative, informal (exaggerate to mislead) | ostro przesadzać przys. + ndk. |
| | | ostro przesadzić przys. + dk. |
| | At the interview he laid it on thick how much past experience he had, which made me suspicious. |
| lay [sb] low v expr | (overcome, incapacitate) (potoczny) | rozkładać ndk. |
| | | rozłożyć dk. |
lay of the land,
lie of the land n | (geographical features) | ukształtowanie terenu n + m |
| | When hillwalking, be guided by the lay of the land. |
| lay off doing [sth] v expr | slang (stop doing) | dawać sobie spokój z czymś zwrot ndk. + przyim. |
| | | dać sobie spokój z czymś zwrot. dk. + przyim. |
| | I wish my friends would lay off teasing me about my friendship with James. |
| lay on vtr | (apply to flat surface) | nakładać ndk. |
| | | nałożyć dk. |
| | The builder laid the plaster on the wall with his trowel. |
| lay [sth] on [sth] vtr + prep | (put on top) | kłaść coś na czymś ndk. + przyim. |
| | | położyć coś na czymś dk. + przyim. |
| | He laid his coat on the arm of the chair. |
| lay out vtr | (arrange, set out) | układać ndk. |
| | | ułożyć dk. |
| | Before packing his bag for the trip, he carefully laid out the clothes he wanted to take. |
| lay out vtr | (money: pay for [sth]) | płacić za ndk. + przyim. |
| | | zapłacić za dk. + przyim. |
| | Her father will have to lay out a lot of money to pay for her wedding. |
| lay out vtr | (make, explain a plan) | wyjaśniać ndk. |
| | | wyjaśnić dk. |
| | During the murder trial, the prosecutors carefully laid out the state's case against the defendant. |
| lay siege to vtr | (attack) | oblegać ndk. |
| | The German army laid siege to Stalingrad in August 1942. |
| lay the foundation v | literal (prepare the ground or base) | kłaść fundamenty |
| | | położyć fundamenty |
| | To build a house, you must first lay the foundation. |
| lay the foundation v | figurative (do preparatory work) | kłaść fundamenty |
| | | położyć fundamenty |
| | The research from my dissertation laid the foundation for my first book. |
| lay up vtr | (store for future use) | odkładać ndk. |
| | | odłożyć dk. |
| | We need to lay up plenty of firewood for the winter. |
| lay waste to [sth] v expr | (devastate) | pustoszyć coś ndk. |
| | | spustoszyć coś dk. |
| | The earthquake laid waste to the already devastated country. |
lay-by,
layby n | UK (vehicle rest stop) | zatoka postojowa ż + przym. |
layaway,
lay away n | ([sth] reserved by paying a deposit) | odłożony towar przym. + m |
put your finger on [sth],
lay your finger on [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (identify, determine) (przenośny) | dochodzić do czegoś, wpadać na coś zwrot ndk. |
| | (przenośny) | dojść do czegoś, wpaść na coś zwrot dk. |
| | I've just put my finger on why I find it so hard getting up in the morning: I hate my job! |