English–Dutch dictionary

Dutch translation of the English word not take something lying down

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EnglishDutch (translated indirectly)Esperanto
(recline)
🔗 Do you know what horrors lie behind that wall?
(tell a lie)
🔗 Tom, don’t lie to me.
(falsehood);
🔗 But, as we both know, it would be an utter lie.
(be situated; sit)
🔗 As its name suggests, the country lies at the very heart of the African continent, away from major trade routes and population centres, and very far indeed from public attention.

EnglishDutch
not take something lying down zich iets niet laten aanleunen
lie fabuleren; leugen; liegen; liggen; ligging; onwaarheid; rusten; slapen