mentira

Meaning

Noun

lie (intentionally untrue statement)

Intj

I mean (used to correct a piece of information)

Verb

first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of mentir

mentir

1. (ambitransitive) to lie (to affirm as true what is known to be false, or to deny what is known to be true)
2. (transitive) to deceive, to lie
3. (intransitive) to fail

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Concepts

lie

prevarication

falsehood

falsity

untruth

lying

fib

evasiveness

tale

shut up

story

taradiddle

untruthfulness

cover story

tarradiddle

blabber

mistruth

bullshit

deceit

deception

equivocation

fabrication

falseness

forgery

hesitancy

Opposite of

verdade

Synonyms

falsidade

história

mentirinha

conto

investimento

inverdade

mentir

nada a ver

Translations

mentira

mentida

mensonge

bugia

Lüge

leugen

yalan

menzogna

messorga

كذب

ψέμμα

ψέμα

mentire

menterie

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mẽˈt͡ʃi.ɾɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mentira, from mentir (“to lie”), from Latin mentīrī, denominal verb from mēns (“mind”), in which the meaning "to lie" stems from a semantic shift "to be inventive, have second thoughts" > "to lie, conjure up", from Proto-Indo-European *méntis (“thought”), from *men- (“to think”) + *-tis.

Sentences

Sim ; Certamente foi uma mentira .

Yes; it certainly was a lie.

O crédito ganho pela mentira é rápido em morrer .

The credit gained by lying is quick to die.

" Qual é a maior mentira do mundo ?" o garoto perguntou ? completamente surpreso .

“What's the biggest lie in the world?” the boy asked? completely surprised.