mentir

/menˈtiɾ/, [mẽn̪ˈt̪iɾ]

lie, to lie


Examples
  • Él odiaba mentir.

    He hated lying.

  • Mentir es vergonzoso.

    Lying is shameful.

  • Él es un experto para mentir.

    He is adept at telling lies.

  • Tom es un niño demasiado honesto para mentir.

    Tom is too honest a boy to tell a lie.

  • No le he oído nunca mentir.

    I have never heard him lie.

  • Me obligaron a mentir.

    They forced me to lie.

  • No soy bueno para mentir.

    I'm not good at lying.

  • Los padres enseñan a sus hijos que está mal mentir.

    Parents teach their children that it's wrong to lie.

  • Puedes mentir a todos los demás, pero no puedes mentirte a ti mismo.

    You can lie to everyone else, but you can't lie to yourself.

  • Un embajador es un hombre honesto enviado al extranjero a mentir por el bien de su país.

    An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his country.

  • Ellos lo acusaron de mentir.

    They accused him of telling a lie.

  • Es propenso a mentir.

    He is given to lying.

  • Mentir está mal.

    Lying is wrong.

  • Ella es acusada de mentir.

    She was accused of lying.

  • Él tiene tendencia a mentir.

    He tends to lie.

  • Le castigaron por mentir.

    He was punished for lying.

  • Nunca le oí mentir.

    I never heard him lie.


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