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

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He is lying on the sofa. Er liegt auf dem Sofa.
Tom is lying ill in bed. Tom liegt krank im Bett.
They were lying on the grass. Sie lagen auf der Wiese.
He was lying on the grass. Er lag auf dem Rasen.
He is lying on the bench. Er liegt auf der Bank.
A cat is lying on the sofa. Eine Katze liegt auf dem Sofa.
There were books lying about the room. Im Zimmer lagen Bücher herum.
I awoke to find myself lying on the floor. Ich erwachte, um mich selbst auf dem Boden liegend zu finden.
Tom found Mary lying unconscious on the kitchen floor. Tom fand Maria, die bewusstlos auf dem Küchenboden lag.
She was lying on the floor, strangled by a harp string. Sie lag auf dem Boden, stranguliert mit der Saite einer Harfe.
My grandmother's old watch has been lying in the drawer for years. Die alte Armbanduhr meiner Großmutter liegt schon seit Jahren in der Schublade.
After we had sex, I fell asleep with my head lying on her stomach. Nach dem Sex bin ich mit dem Kopf auf ihrem Bauch liegend eingeschlafen.
I saw a young man lying on the bench under the cherry tree in the park. Ich sah einen jungen Mann auf der Bank unter dem Kirschbaum im Park liegen.
A friend of mine recently slipped on a toy car that his son had left lying on the stairs, and has broken his big toe. Ein Freund von mir ist letztens auf einem Spielzeugauto ausgerutscht, das sein Sohn auf der Treppe hatte liegen lassen, und hat sich dabei den großen Zeh gebrochen.
One who not long ago thought he had control over something is suddenly lying motionless in a wooden box, and when everyone around sees that such a person is no longer good for anything, they simply burned him up in an oven. Jemand der vor nicht allzu langer Zeit dachte er hätte Kontrolle über etwas, liegt plötzlich regungslos in einer Holzkiste. Und wenn alle um ihn herum sehen, dass solch eine Person keinen Nutzen mehr hat, verbrennen sie ihn in einem Ofen.
I lay on my bed. Ich liege auf meinem Bett.
The whole town lay sleeping. Die ganze Stadt lag in tiefem Schlaf.
Tom lay awake all night. Tom lag die ganze Nacht wach.
I lay awake in bed. Ich lag wach im Bett.
She lies here beside me. Sie liegt hier neben mir.
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