lay by

ahorrar, reservar

Guardar dinero o provisiones para usarlos más adelante.

En inglés sencillo: To keep money or supplies so you can use them later.

• We lay by a little money monthly.
• He laid by enough food for winter.
• Have you laid anything by for retirement?

Cómo se usa: lay something by (She laid some money by for winter.)

Sinónimos: save, set aside, put away

Antónimos: spend

Expresiones frecuentes: lay by money, lay by supplies

ponerse a la capa

Mantener un velero casi inmóvil, con la proa orientada hacia el viento.

En inglés sencillo: To keep a sailing boat nearly still with its front pointing into the wind.

• The ship laid by.
• We laid by until the storm passed.
• The captain ordered the vessel to lay by.

Sinónimos: heave to

Expresiones frecuentes: lay by offshore, lay by overnight

dar la última labor

Trabajar por última vez la tierra alrededor de un cultivo antes de dejarlo crecer.

En inglés sencillo: To work the soil around a crop for the last time before leaving it to grow.

• We lay by the corn today.
• They laid by the cotton last week.
• The crop grew undisturbed after the farmers laid it by.

Cómo se usa: lay a crop by (The farmer laid the corn by in June.)

Expresiones frecuentes: lay by corn, lay by cotton