Dutch-English translations for leggen

lay
us
It must lay the ground for enlargement. Het moet de grondslag leggen voor de uitbreiding. It is best to lay everything on the table. Laat ons liever alles op tafel leggen. We need to be laying the foundations for this now. We moeten de fundamenten hiervoor nu al leggen.
put
us
I should like to put this to you now. Dit zou ik op dit moment hier ter tafel willen leggen. I have two requests to put to the Council. Ik heb de Raad twee vragen voor te leggen. I believe that we can put the emphasis on this. Ik ben van mening dat wij hier de nadruk op mogen leggen.

carpet
uk
us
After the fire, they carpeted over the blackened hardwood flooringThe builders were carpeting in the living room when Zadie inspected her new housePopcorn and candy wrappers carpeted the floor of the cinema
lay an eggThat author usually writes good stuff, but he really laid an egg with that last piece.
place
us
Where should we place our emphasis? Waar moeten we onze accenten leggen? But where will you place the emphasis? Maar waar zal u uw gewicht leggen? Our report places great emphasis on this point. We leggen daar in dit verslag veel nadruk op.