10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAY DOWN ONE'S ARMS»
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
3. depozitoj, ve menjane (ne qilar) □ Father laid down a few good bottles before
the war. lay down one's arms dorezoj armet, dorezohem □ The majority of their
soldiers simply laid down their arms. □ After a fierce battle the enemy troops ...
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A Naval and Military Technical Dictionary of the French ...
... pneu- matigues, air-guns (proscribed by law) ; port d ' — , shooting-license,
license to carry arms, game certificate; carrying arms ; porter les — , to bear arms
; porter des — , to carry arms ; poser les — , to lay down one's arms ; prendre les
— ...
Lay down one's arms Put one's weapons down as a sign of surrender The rebels
laid down their arms unable to resist the Government forces. Lay down one's life
Sacrifice one's life Many great men laid down their lives for the freedom of their ...
Prof. V.N. Sadasiva Rau, Sura College of Competition, 2004
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German/English Dictionary of Idioms
Denn Kriege gab's immer und die Aufforderung, die Waffen nlederzulegen, auch.
die Waffen niederlegen — (eher:) die Waffen strecken (1) - to lay down one's
arms jn. zu den Waffen rufen path veraltend selten — jn. zu den Fahnen rufen - to
...
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English and Chinese Dictionary, with the Punti and Mandarin ...
K'i; 10 lay down one's arms, as rebels or soldiers, 17; И ' st'au shong. T'au hiáng,
Й Ё hin' (kwani 'ehong Hien kiun chwang, ш Ж 35 'kiú (kwan ' hi'. Kiau kiun k'i; to
lay down one's life for. others, R; А та toiz syan <kü.'n <k'iì. Tai jing kiuen k'iì; ...
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Chabers 21st Century Dictionary
lay down one's arms to surrender or call a truce. • lay it on thick colloq to
exaggerate, especially in connection with flattery, praise, etc. • lay low to
overthrow, fell or kill. • lay one's hands on someone or something colloq to
succeed in getting ...
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English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to the ...
Waffe: die Waffen nieder! to get up in arms Harnisch: in Harnisch geraten/
kommen to hasten to take up arms Waffe: zu den Waffen eilen to lay down one's
arms Waffe: die Waffen niederlegen * Waffe: die Waffen ruhen lassen • Waffe: die
...
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
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A Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibi ... ...
To qnit ; to surrender the use of; as, to lay down one's arms. 4. To offer or
advance ; as, to lay down a proposition or principle. Addison. To lay one's self
down, to commit to repose. I will both lay me down in peace and sleep — Ps. iv.
To lay hold ...
come to an understanding, come to terms; bridge over, hush up; make it, make
matters up; shake hands; mend one's fences [U.S.]. raise a siege, lift a siege; put
up the sword, sheathe the sword; bury the hatchet, lay down one's arms, turn ...
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Oxford Dictionary of English
2assert that one possesses (a skill or quality): she has never laid claim to medical
knowledge. lay down one's arms (or weapons) cease fighting. lay down the law
see LAW. lay down one's life sacrifice one's life for a cause: the willingVness ...
