mentir
Meaning
- (ambitransitive) to lie (to affirm as true what is known to be false, or to deny what is known to be true)
- (transitive) to deceive, to lie
- (intransitive) to fail
Concepts
tell a lie
prevaricate
tell lies
tell an untruth
to lie to somebody
Synonyms
Translations
mentir
mentir
liegen
lügen
mentire
ψεύδομαι
mentir
yalan söylemek
mentiri
كذبFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mẽˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mentir, from Latin mentīrī.
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