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81Lie-tzu — Lie tzu, chinesischer Philosoph, Lie zi …
82lie detector — lie de·tec·tor n: an instrument for detecting physiological evidence of the tension that accompanies lying compare polygraph Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
83lie detector — lie de·tec·tor loc.s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} macchina della verità {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1950. ETIMO: ingl. lie detector propr. rivelatore di bugie …
84lie detector — {{hw}}{{lie detector}}{{/hw}}Macchina della verità. ETIMOLOGIA: locuz. ingl., propr. ‘rivelatore (detector, dal lat. detegere ‘scoprire’) di bugie (lie, dall ingl. ant. leogan ‘mentire’)’ …
85lie detector — lie de.tector n a piece of equipment used especially by the police to check whether someone is lying, by measuring sudden changes in their heart rate ▪ He was asked to take a lie detector test …
86lie down — n [singular] BrE a short rest, usually on a bed ▪ I m going upstairs to have a lie down …
87lie-in — n [singular] BrE an occasion when you stay in bed longer than usual in the morning ▪ I always have a lie in on a Sunday …
88lie like a log — lie helplessly, lie still without moving due to exhaustion …
89lie off Nautical — (of a ship) stand some distance from shore or from another ship. → lie …
90lie to Nautical — (of a ship) come almost to a stop with its head towards the wind. → lie …
