English-German translations for lay down

• ablegen
• hinlegen
• niederlegen
  Aber dazu müssen die afrikanischen Führer ihre Waffen niederlegen. This needs African leaders to lay down their guns, however.
  Die LTTE, die von der EU als Terrororganisation auf die schwarze Liste gesetzt worden ist, muss nun definitiv ihre Waffen niederlegen und kapitulieren. The LTTE, which has been blacklisted by the EU as a terrorist organisation, must now surely lay down its arms and surrender.
• zocken

Definition of lay down

• To give up, surrender, or yield , usually by placing it on the ground
• To intentionally take a fall while riding a motorcycle, in order to prevent a more serious collision
• To specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate (rules or policies
• To stock, store for the future. ''See also''''lay by'''
• To sacrifice, especially in the phrase "to lay down one's life
• To draw the lines of a ship's hull at full size, before starting a build

Examples

• The police urged the gunman to lay down his weapon.
• Lay down your arms.
• He laid down his brand-new Harley-Davidson to avoid the oncoming bus.
• Lets lay down the rules right at the beginning, so we are consistent.
• Youve got to lay down the law with that boy.
• I feel a bit ill, so Im going to go lay down for a while.
• He lay down in his bed until he felt better.

Related words

• play down
• played down
• lay down the law
• lay down one's arms
• lay down law
• downplay
• downplaying
• laydown
• head-down display