■ lay on

■ lay on
■ lay on
v. t. + avv.
1 fornire; dare; attaccare (fam.): to lay on water, fornire l'acqua (a una casa); to lay on electricity, dare l'elettricità; attaccare la corrente
2 imporre (tasse)
3 (fam.) preparare (un pranzo); organizzare (un ricevimento, una festa, ecc.)
4 applicare (intonaco, ecc.); stendere, dare (la vernice)
5 (sport) dare, offrire, passare (la palla): to lay on a pass, servire un compagno
6 (calcio, ecc.) preparare, propiziare (un gol, ecc.)
7 (slang USA) raccontare; illustrare; chiarire; spiegare □ (fam.) to lay it on thick (o with a trowel), esagerare; andare giù pesante; essere troppo prodigo (spec. di lodi).

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