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

Hyphenated as

men‧ti‧ra

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.