lay out

disposer, étaler

Étaler et disposer des objets sur une surface de façon claire ou pratique.

En anglais simple : To spread things over a surface in a clear or useful arrangement.

• Lay out the plates on the table.
• She laid her clothes out before bed.
• The shopkeeper is laying out fresh fruit.

Comment l'utiliser : lay something out (She laid the cards out on the table.); lay out something on something (He laid out his tools on a cloth.)

Synonymes : arrange, spread out, display

Contraires : gather

Expressions courantes : lay out clothes, lay out something, lay out tools

expliquer, exposer

Présenter des informations ou des idées clairement, avec les détails importants.

En anglais simple : To explain information or ideas clearly, with the important details.

• Let me lay out the facts.
• He laid out his reasons for leaving.
• The report lays out what we need to do.

Comment l'utiliser : lay out something for someone (She laid out the options for us.); lay something out (Let me lay it out clearly.)

Synonymes : explain, set out, spell out

Expressions courantes : lay out facts, lay out something

concevoir, agencer

Prévoir comment quelque chose sera disposé ou réalisé.

En anglais simple : To plan how something will be arranged or made.

• She will lay out the garden.
• We laid out the website to make reading easier.
• Who is laying out the new office?

Comment l'utiliser : lay out something (The architect laid out the rooms around a central courtyard.)

Synonymes : design, plan

Expressions courantes : lay out something, lay out gardens

dépenser, débourser

Payer pour quelque chose, surtout en déboursant une somme importante.

En anglais simple : To pay money for something, especially a large amount.

• We had to lay out fifty pounds.
• She laid out her savings on new equipment.
• How much will you lay out for the trip?

Comment l'utiliser : lay out something on/for something (We laid out a lot of money on repairs.)

Synonymes : spend, pay out

Expressions courantes : lay out money, lay out cash

assommer, mettre à terre, tuer

Frapper quelqu'un si fort qu'il tombe, perd connaissance ou meurt.

En anglais simple : To hit someone so hard that they fall, lose consciousness, or die.

• That punch could lay out anyone.
• He laid his opponent out with one blow.
• The gunshot laid him out before he could escape.

Comment l'utiliser : lay someone out (One punch laid the attacker out.)

Synonymes : knock out, knock down

Expressions courantes : lay out someone, lay out opponents

préparer un corps pour les funérailles

Laver, habiller et disposer le corps d'une personne décédée avant l'enterrement.

En anglais simple : To wash, dress, and arrange a dead person’s body before burial.

• They will lay out the body tonight.
• Her family asked for her to be laid out at home.
• The undertaker laid him out in his best suit.

Comment l'utiliser : lay someone out (The undertaker laid him out before the funeral.)

Synonymes : prepare for burial

Expressions courantes : lay out someone, lay out bodies