Meaning of лежа | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to lie
   intransitive, stative
2. to be or to stay at rest in a horizontal position
   intransitive, stative
3. second-person singular aorist indicative of лежа́ (ležá)
   aorist, form-of, indicative, second-person, singular
4. to underlie
   intransitive, stative
5. third-person singular aorist indicative of лежа́ (ležá)
   aorist, form-of, indicative, singular, third-person
6. to lie sick, to be laid up (to be sick in bed)
   intransitive, stative
7. to lie on eggs (in order to keep them warm), to incubate
   intransitive, stative
8. to repose, to be situated
   intransitive, iterative
9. to remain poised or stationary in the air, to hang
   intransitive, iterative
10. to lie idle, to be idle, to remain idle, to do noting
    intransitive, iterative
11. to serve a term in prison, to do time
    figuratively, intransitive, iterative

Equivalents

Examples

“Книгата лежи на масата.”

The book is lying on the table.

“лежа в основата на”

to lie at the root of

“Гъста мъгла лежи над клисурата.”

А heavy fog is hanging over the gorge.

“лежах X години в затвора”

to had served X years in prison

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