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re-lay

Verb CEFR B1
ˌɹiːˈleɪ

Definitions

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

transitive

Equivalents

Españolreponer
Françaisremettre
Deutschumlegen
4 more languages
Esperantoremeti
Nederlandsherleggen
Українськаперекладати

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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