lay by

économiser, mettre de côté

Garder de l'argent ou des provisions pour les utiliser plus tard.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : lay something by (She laid some money by for winter.)

Synonymes : save, set aside, put away

Contraires : spend

Expressions courantes : lay by money, lay by supplies

mettre à la cape

Maintenir un voilier presque immobile, avec l'avant tourné vers le vent.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : heave to

Expressions courantes : lay by offshore, lay by overnight

effectuer le dernier binage

Travailler une dernière fois la terre autour d'une culture avant de la laisser pousser.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : lay a crop by (The farmer laid the corn by in June.)

Expressions courantes : lay by corn, lay by cotton