lay out

disponer, extender, colocar

Extender y colocar cosas sobre una superficie de forma ordenada o práctica.

En inglés sencillo: To spread things over a surface in a clear or useful arrangement.

• Lay out the plates on the table.
• She laid her clothes out before bed.
• The shopkeeper is laying out fresh fruit.

Cómo se usa: lay something out (She laid the cards out on the table.); lay out something on something (He laid out his tools on a cloth.)

Sinónimos: arrange, spread out, display

Antónimos: gather

Expresiones frecuentes: lay out clothes, lay out something, lay out tools

explicar, exponer

Explicar información o ideas con claridad, incluyendo los detalles importantes.

En inglés sencillo: To explain information or ideas clearly, with the important details.

• Let me lay out the facts.
• He laid out his reasons for leaving.
• The report lays out what we need to do.

Cómo se usa: lay out something for someone (She laid out the options for us.); lay something out (Let me lay it out clearly.)

Sinónimos: explain, set out, spell out

Expresiones frecuentes: lay out facts, lay out something

diseñar, planificar

Planear cómo se organizará o construirá algo.

En inglés sencillo: To plan how something will be arranged or made.

• She will lay out the garden.
• We laid out the website to make reading easier.
• Who is laying out the new office?

Cómo se usa: lay out something (The architect laid out the rooms around a central courtyard.)

Sinónimos: design, plan

Expresiones frecuentes: lay out something, lay out gardens

gastar, desembolsar

Pagar dinero por algo, especialmente una cantidad importante.

En inglés sencillo: To pay money for something, especially a large amount.

• We had to lay out fifty pounds.
• She laid out her savings on new equipment.
• How much will you lay out for the trip?

Cómo se usa: lay out something on/for something (We laid out a lot of money on repairs.)

Sinónimos: spend, pay out

Expresiones frecuentes: lay out money, lay out cash

tumbar, dejar inconsciente, matar

Golpear a alguien con tanta fuerza que cae, pierde el conocimiento o muere.

En inglés sencillo: To hit someone so hard that they fall, lose consciousness, or die.

• That punch could lay out anyone.
• He laid his opponent out with one blow.
• The gunshot laid him out before he could escape.

Cómo se usa: lay someone out (One punch laid the attacker out.)

Sinónimos: knock out, knock down

Expresiones frecuentes: lay out someone, lay out opponents

amortajar

Lavar, vestir y colocar el cuerpo de una persona fallecida antes del entierro.

En inglés sencillo: To wash, dress, and arrange a dead person’s body before burial.

• They will lay out the body tonight.
• Her family asked for her to be laid out at home.
• The undertaker laid him out in his best suit.

Cómo se usa: lay someone out (The undertaker laid him out before the funeral.)

Sinónimos: prepare for burial

Expresiones frecuentes: lay out someone, lay out bodies