Swedish | English |
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lägga [lade vard. la, lagt, lagd lagt, pres. lägger] verb | lay [laid, laid, laying, lays](to place something down in a position of rest) pitch [pitched, pitching, pitches](of snow, to settle and build up, without melting) place [placed, placing, places](to put in a specific location) put [put, put, putting, puts](to place something somewhere) put to bed(help someone go to bed) spend [spent, spent, spending, spends](to consume, to use up (time)) |
lägga alla ägg i samma korg verb | put all one's eggs in one basket(to rely on a single source) |
lägga benen på ryggen verb | run for it(escape) |
lägga en negerarm verb | choke a darkie(slang for defecate) |
lägga en order verb | order [ordered, ordering, orders](to request some product or service) |
lägga fingrarna i kors verb | cross one's fingers(do this or a similar gesture to tell a white lie) |
lägga fram verb | propound [propounded, propounding, propounds](to put forward; to offer for discussion or debate) set forth(to present for consideration) |
lägga golv verb | floor [floored, flooring, floors](cover with a floor) |
lägga i en låda verb | box [boxed, boxing, boxes](to place inside a box) |
lägga i kors verb | cross [crossed, crossing, crosses](to place across; to cause to intersect) |
lägga i malpåse verb | mothball(to store something no longer used) |
lägga ihop verb | add [added, adding, adds](to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) |
lägga ihop två och två verb | put two and two together(figure out) |
lägga in verb | can [could, could](to preserve) pickle [pickled, pickling, pickles](to preserve food in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution) |
lägga märke till verb | mark [marked, marking, marks](take note of) notice [noticed, noticing, notices]verb |
lägga ned verb | close down(to stop trading) |
lägga ned sin röst verb | abstain [abstained, abstaining, abstains](refrain from voting) |
lägga ner verb | expend [expended, expending, expends](to consume resources) |
lägga näsan i blöt verb | nose [nosed, nosing, noses](to snoop) |
lägga om verb | bandage [bandaged, bandaging, bandages](to apply a bandage to something) |
lägga på verb | hang up(terminate a phone call) |
lägga på hyllan verb | mothball(to store something no longer used) |
lägga på is verb | mothball(to store something no longer used) |
lägga på minnet verb | memorize [memorized, memorizing, memorizes](to commit to memory, to learn by heart) |
lägga sig verb | abate [abated, abating, abates](to reduce (something) in amount or size) fold [folded, folding, folds](poker: withdraw from betting) go to bed(to lie down to sleep) lie down(assume a reclining position) subside [subsided, subsiding, subsides](to fall into a state of calm; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate) |
lägga sig i verb | butt in(to join conversation when not welcome) interfere [interfered, interfering, interferes](get involved, causing disturbance) meddle [meddled, meddling, meddles](to interfere in affairs) |