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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| lie n | ([sth] not true) | lögn s |
| | (informellt) | ljug s |
| | (ålderdomligt) | vals s |
| | (ålderdomligt) | osanning s |
| | The lie got him in trouble when his boss found out the truth. |
| | Hans lögn satte honom i klistret när hans chef fick reda på sanningen. |
| lie⇒ vi | (not tell the truth) (vardagligt) | ljuga vitr |
| | (ålderdomligt) | narras vitr |
| | (ålderdomligt) | tala osanning vitr |
| | (bildlig) | dra en vals vbal uttr |
| Anmärkning: conjugation: lie - lied - lied |
| | She lied to her parents about where she was on Friday night. |
| | Hon ljög för sina föräldrar om var hon var i fredags kväll. |
| lie vi | (recline) | ligga vitr |
| Anmärkning: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | If I lie on the sofa, I'll fall asleep. |
| | Om jag ligger på soffan så kommer jag somna. |
| lie vi | ([sth]: be spread out) (allmänt) | ligga vitr |
| | | ligga utspridd vitr + adj |
| Anmärkning: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | Toys were lying all over the bedroom floor. |
| | Det låg leksaker över hela badrumsgolvet. |
| lie vi | (item: be, stay) | ligga vitr |
| Anmärkning: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | His book lay on the table unread. |
| | Hans bok låg oläst på bordet. |
| lie vi | (be buried) | ligga begravd vitr + adj |
| | (generell) | ligga vitr |
| Anmärkning: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | Her body lies in that cemetery. |
| | Hennes kropp ligger begravd på den kyrkogården. |
| lie vi | (be situated) | ligga vitr |
| | (formell) | vara belägen vitr |
| | (formell) | vara situerad vitr |
| Anmärkning: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | The house lies in the valley. |
| | Huset ligger i dalen. |
| lie vi | (be found) | ligga vitr |
| | | finnas vitr |
| Anmärkning: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | The student's lack of focus is where the problem lies. |
| | Problemet ligger i det faktum att han inte vet hur man arbetar med andra människor. |
| lie in [sth] vi + prep | (be due to) (bildlig) | ligga i ngt, sitta i ngt vitr + prep |
| | The problem lies in the fact that he doesn't know how to work with people. |
| lie with [sb/sth] vi + prep | (be attributable to) (bildlig) | ligga hos ngn/ngt vitr + prep |
| | | vila hos ngn/ngt vitr + prep |
| | The responsibility for the decision lies with the manager. |
| | Ansvaret för beslutet ligger hos managern. |
| Partikelverb |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| lie ahead vi phrasal | figurative ([sth]: be going to happen) | ligga förestående vitr partikel |
| | No matter our plans, we never really know what lies ahead. |
| lie around vi phrasal | ([sb]: lounge idly) (bildlig) | ligga och skräpa vbal uttr |
| | | slappa vitr |
| | You said you would mow the lawn, but all you've done today is lie around the house. |
| | The teenager chose to lie around for most of the day. |
| lie around vi phrasal | informal ([sth]: remain unused) (bildlig) | ligga och skräpa vbal uttr |
| | | ligga oanvänd vitr + adj |
| | We have many old books that just lie around the attic waiting to be read. |
lie in,
sleep in vi phrasal | UK, informal (stay in bed late) | ha sovmorgon vtr + s |
| | | sova länge vitr + adv |
| | I will lie in this morning because I was out celebrating my birthday yesterday evening. |
| | The newlyweds loved to lie in on Sunday mornings. |
| lie over vi phrasal | US (break a journey) | övernatta vitr |
| | | stanna vid ngt vbal uttr |
| lie over vi phrasal | US (be postponed) | övernatta vitr |
| | | stanna över vitr partikel |
| | The other business on the agenda will have to lie over until the next meeting. |
| lie with [sb/sth] vi phrasal | archaic (have sex with) | ligga med ngn/ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | ha sex med ngn/ngt vbal uttr |
| | The man was discovered lying with a woman who was married to another. |
| sleep in vi phrasal | (get up late) (få tillräckligt med sömn) | sova ut vitr partikel |
| | It's Saturday, so I don't have to get up for work. I can sleep in. |