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Meaning of re-lay | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
/ˌɹiːˈleɪ/

Definitions

To lay (for example, flooring or railroad track) again.

transitive

Equivalents

Español reponer
Français remettre
Nederlands herleggen

Examples

“relay the pitch”
“He had to re-lay the tiles because the cement was too dry.”
“The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise.”
“BP re-laid and extended the track to provide two half-length loading roads, two half-length stabling sidings, and a reception siding.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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