Sentence examples of "lay" in English with translation "liegen"

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The whole town lay sleeping. Die ganze Stadt lag in tiefem Schlaf.
I lay awake in bed. Ich lag wach im Bett.
Tom lay awake all night. Tom lag die ganze Nacht wach.
I lay on my bed. Ich liege auf meinem Bett.
One thousand buildings lay in ruins. Tausend Gebäude lagen in Trümmern.
Dennis lay flat on the floor. Dennis lag flach auf dem Boden.
He lay injured on the ground. Er lag verletzt auf dem Boden.
The doll lay on the floor. Die Puppe lag auf dem Boden.
The soldier lay injured on the ground. Der Soldat lag verletzt am Boden.
The baby lay sleeping in the cradle. Das Kind lag schlafend in der Wiege.
She lay in bed all the time. Sie hat dauernd im Bett gelegen.
He lay on a sofa, with his eyes closed. Er lag auf einem Sofa, die Augen geschlossen.
Tom lay awake almost all night thinking about Mary. Tom lag die ganze Nacht über wach und war in Gedanken bei Mary.
A cat jumped onto the chair and lay motionless. Eine Katze sprang auf den Stuhl und blieb bewegungslos liegen.
Tom lay awake for a long time thinking about Mary. Tom lag lange wach und dachte an Maria.
Many people visited the shrine where the saint lay buried. Viele Menschen besuchten den Schrein, an dem der Heilige begraben lag.
"That shan't happen again," Fortunatus said to himself, and they started to ride at each other again. This time, Fortunatus's spear met his foe so powerfully that he flew from his horse like a ball and lay dead on the earth. „Das soll nicht wieder geschehen“, sagte Fortunatus bei sich, und wieder ritten sie aufeinander los. Dieses Mal traf der Speer des Fortunatus den Feind so kräftig, dass dieser wie ein Ball vom Pferde flog und wie tot auf der Erde liegen blieb.
The patient lies in bed. Der Kranke liegt im Bett.
She lies here beside me. Sie liegt hier neben mir.
Cologne lies on the Rhine. Köln liegt am Rhein.
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