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Hello,

I am from Germany and I want to know the correct
English expression for the German "Bleib liegen!" etc. which is
sometimes necessary to tell a child.
Is "remain lain" correct or something with "stay" or "keep" ??

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Probably "stand still" or "keep still."
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Normally for "bleib liegen" you would say, "lie down" in English.
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Normally for "bleib liegen" you would say, "lie down" in English.
bleib = stay, on the other hand stay down is used in rougher terms to tell someone to to move i.e. police versus criminal
leg Dich dich - lay down

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