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lay down one's arms

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lay down one's arms


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAY DOWN ONE'S ARMS

lay an egg · lay analyst · lay aside · lay at someone´s door · lay away · lay bare · lay brother · lay claim to · lay days · lay down · lay down the law · lay figure · lay hands on · lay hold of · lay in · lay into · lay it on · lay it on thick · lay low · lay off

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAY DOWN ONE'S ARMS

arms · babe-in-arms · bear arms · canting arms · coat of arms · college of arms · in arms · officer of arms · order arms · pile arms · present arms · reverse arms · sergeant at arms · serjeant at arms · shoulder arms · side arms · small arms · take arms · up in arms · with open arms

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zh

Translator English - Chinese

放下自己的武器
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

determinar uno de los brazos
570 millions of speakers
en

English

lay down one´s arms
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

एक हथियार डालने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وضع المرء الأسلحة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

лег свои руки
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

estabelecer os braços
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

এক হাত অস্ত্র রাখা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

fixer les bras
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Meletakkan tangan seseorang
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

legen die Arme
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

腕を下に置く
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

하나 의 무기를 버리고
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Nyelehake tangan siji
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hạ vũ khí của một người
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஒருவரின் ஆயுதங்களை கீழே போடு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

हात लावून
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Kollarını uzatmak
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

stabiliscono le proprie armi
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

ustanawiają swoich ramion
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

ліг свої руки
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

depună armele cuiva
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καταθέσουν τα όπλα κάποιου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lê ´n mens se arms
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fastställa sina armar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

legge ned ens armer
5 millions of speakers

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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 ...
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
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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 — ...
Robert Burn, 1852
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Idioms and Phrases
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  ...
Hans Schemann, 2013
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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; ...
W. Lobscheid, 1868
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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 ...
Noah Webster, 1832
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Roget's Thesaurus:
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 ...
Dr. Peter Mark Roget
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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 ...
Angus Stevenson, 2010
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