liar

Meaning

to bind, tie
to wrap, wrap up
to roll (a cigarette)
(colloquial) to deceive, confuse
(Spain,colloquial,reflexive) to french, snog, make out

make a bundle

talk through one’s hat

bind together

hold fast

poner candado

hacer líos

hacer un manojo

hacer un lío

amarrar con cabresto

cuplir con un ciclo

envolver en mantillas

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈljaɾ/

From Latin ligāre, possibly through the intermediate of Old French lier in the Middle Ages, as it appeared relatively late in Spanish texts. See also the doublet ligar, a semi-learned term, as well as the inherited Old Spanish form legar (“to tie, bind”) (in modern Spanish, this word survives as a rare regionalism, often with a specialized sense such as "tie or bind a sheep for shearing", or "to join together, unite"). Compare Sicilian alligari.

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