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lay under embargo — blockade, besiege, isolate, take control of … English contemporary dictionary
lay — lay1 /lay/, v., laid, laying, n. v.t. 1. to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk. 2. to knock or beat down, as from an erect position; strike or throw to the ground: One punch laid him low.… … Universalium
lay — I [[t]leɪ[/t]] v. laid, lay•ing, n. 1) to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk[/ex] 2) to knock or beat down, as from an erect position; strike or throw to the ground: One punch laid him… … From formal English to slang
embargo — I. n. 1. Prohibition (of vessels to leave port). 2. Prohibition (in general), prohibitory restriction, ban, restraint, hindrance, embarguement. II. v. a. Put under embargo, lay an embargo upon, prohibit from leaving port … New dictionary of synonyms
Lay All Your Love on Me — «Lay All Your Love On Me» Sencillo de ABBA del álbum Super Trouper Lado A Lay All Your Love On Me Lado B … Wikipedia Español
embargo — /ɪm bɑ:gəυ/ noun 1. a government order which stops a type of trade ♦ to lay or put an embargo on trade with a country to say that trade with a country must not take place ● The government has put an embargo on the export of computer equipment. ♦… … Marketing dictionary in english
embargo — /ɪm bɑ:gəυ/ noun a government order which stops a type of trade, such as exports to or other commercial activity with another country ♦ to lay or put an embargo on trade with a country to say that trade with a country must not take place ● The… … Dictionary of banking and finance
History of Lebanon under Assyrian rule — During the rise of the Neo Assyrian Empire, what is today known as Lebanon, came under nominal Assyrian rule on several occasions. [cite book|last=Healy|first=Mark|title=The Ancient Assyrians|location=New York|publisher=… … Wikipedia
enjoin — en·join /in jȯin/ vt [Anglo French enjoindre to impose, constrain, from Old French, from Latin injungere to attach, impose, from in on + jungere to join]: to prohibit by judicial order: issue an injunction against a three judge district court… … Law dictionary
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium