■ lay aside

■ lay aside
■ lay aside
v. t. + avv.
1 mettere via; posare; mettere giù; deporre: She laid aside her book, ha messo via il libro
2 mettere da parte; risparmiare: I lay aside a few pounds every week, metto da parte qualche sterlina ogni settimana
3 tenere da parte; serbare (un articolo per un cliente, ecc.)
4 mettere da parte; abbandonare; trascurare; accantonare: We laid aside our plans, abbiamo abbandonato (o abbiamo accantonato) i nostri progetti; to lay aside differences, trascurare le divergenze (o gli screzi).

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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  • lay aside — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms lay aside : present tense I/you/we/they lay aside he/she/it lays aside present participle laying aside past tense laid aside past participle laid aside 1) lay aside or lay by to keep or save something,… …   English dictionary

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  • lay aside — {v. phr.} 1. To put off until another time; interrupt an activity. * /The president laid aside politics to turn to foreign affairs./ 2. To save. * /They tried to lay aside a little money each week for their vacation./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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