lay by

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Geld oder Vorräte aufbewahren, damit man sie später nutzen kann.

In einfachem Englisch: To keep money or supplies so you can use them later.

• We lay by a little money monthly.
• He laid by enough food for winter.
• Have you laid anything by for retirement?

So benutzt man es: lay something by (She laid some money by for winter.)

Synonyme: save, set aside, put away

Gegenteile: spend

Häufige Wendungen: lay by money, lay by supplies

beidrehen

Ein Segelboot nahezu stillhalten, wobei der Bug in den Wind zeigt.

In einfachem Englisch: To keep a sailing boat nearly still with its front pointing into the wind.

• The ship laid by.
• We laid by until the storm passed.
• The captain ordered the vessel to lay by.

Synonyme: heave to

Häufige Wendungen: lay by offshore, lay by overnight

letztmalig hacken

Den Boden um eine Feldfrucht ein letztes Mal bearbeiten, bevor man sie weiterwachsen lässt.

In einfachem Englisch: To work the soil around a crop for the last time before leaving it to grow.

• We lay by the corn today.
• They laid by the cotton last week.
• The crop grew undisturbed after the farmers laid it by.

So benutzt man es: lay a crop by (The farmer laid the corn by in June.)

Häufige Wendungen: lay by corn, lay by cotton