mentire
- (intransitive) to lie (tell an untruth)
- (transitive, uncommon) to falsify (a circumstance, the truth), to fake (a smile, etc.)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
men‧tì‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/menˈti.re/
Etymology
From Latin mentīrī.
tell lies
tell a lie
prevaricate
dire bugie
dire una bugia
bugìa
raccontare balle
ingannare con bugie
raccontare bugie
dire balle
menare il can per l’aia
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