MENTIRA in English - Cambridge Dictionary

Translation of mentira – Spanish–English dictionary

mentira

 
noun
  [ feminine ] /men'tiɾa/
afirmación opuesta a lo que se sabe o piensa
lie
Los niños dicen muchas mentiras. Children tell lots of lies.
decir mentiras
mentira piadosa
mentira que se dice para no causar dolor
white lie
Le dijeron al enfermo una mentira piadosa. They told the sick man a white lie.
Prefirieron que la abuela no se enterara de que habían matado a su gato, le dijeron una mentira piadosa: que había muerto de enfermedad.
de mentira
que aparenta una cosa que no es
pretend , imitation , replica
Se compró una pistola de mentira. He bought an imitation gun.
Los niños jugaban con espadas de mentira.
parecer mentira
se utiliza para indicar sorpresa o asombro
it’s unbelievable
Parece mentira que me digas eso. I can’t believe you’d say that to me.
Parece mentira la cara dura que tiene.

(Translation of mentira from the GLOBAL Spanish–English Dictionary © 2021 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Translation of mentira | PASSWORD Spanish–English Dictionary

mentira

 
noun
 
deceit  [noun] (an act of) deceiving
falsehood  [noun] (formal) (the telling of) a lie
lie  [noun] a false statement made with the intention of deceiving
tale  [noun] an untrue story; a lie

(Translation of mentira from the PASSWORD Spanish–English Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of mentira

mentira
Sin embargo, presentar los fondos de pensiones como panacea sería una mentira deliberada.
To present pension funds as a panacea however would be a deliberate lie.
Sin embargo, presentar los fondos de pensiones como panacea sería una mentira deliberada.
To present pension funds as a panacea however would be a deliberate lie.
Ha gastado millones de euros en campañas de mentiras y desinformación.
It has spent millions of euros on campaigns of lies and misinformation.
Ha gastado millones de euros en campañas de mentiras y desinformación.
It has spent millions of euros on campaigns of lies and misinformation.
Aunque hayan votado en contra menos de un millón y en un paisaje ensuciado por mentiras, la gente no está convencida.
Though fewer than a million voted against, and in a landscape littered with lies, the people are not persuaded.
Aunque hayan votado en contra menos de un millón y en un paisaje ensuciado por mentiras, la gente no está convencida.
Though fewer than a million voted against, and in a landscape littered with lies, the people are not persuaded.
En conclusión, nos han cebado con tantas mentiras en el pasado que tenemos derecho a estar mejor informados.
In conclusion, we have been swamped with so many lies in the past that we have the right to be better informed.
En conclusión, nos han cebado con tantas mentiras en el pasado que tenemos derecho a estar mejor informados.
In conclusion, we have been swamped with so many lies in the past that we have the right to be better informed.
Esas son mentiras, falsedades y afirmaciones que son totalmente inciertas.
These are absolute lies, falsehoods and untruths.
Esas son mentiras, falsedades y afirmaciones que son totalmente inciertas.
These are absolute lies, falsehoods and untruths.
Hablar aquí de una protección de los consumidores es una clara mentira.
To talk of consumer protection here is pure deceit!
Hablar aquí de una protección de los consumidores es una clara mentira.
To talk of consumer protection here is pure deceit!
Se han dicho todo tipo de mentiras al respecto, desde las más siniestras a las más ridículas.
The whole spectrum of falsehoods on this subject has been aired, from the most sinister to the most ridiculous.
Se han dicho todo tipo de mentiras al respecto, desde las más siniestras a las más ridículas.
The whole spectrum of falsehoods on this subject has been aired, from the most sinister to the most ridiculous.
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