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mentira meaning in English

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mentira interjection
{f}

bullshit(expression of disbelief)
interjection
[UK: ˈbʊl.ʃɪt] [US: ˈbʊl.ˌʃɪt]

mentira branca noun
{f}

white lie(deliberate untrue statement which is intended to produce a favorable result)
noun
[UK: waɪt laɪ] [US: ˈwaɪt ˈlaɪ]

mentira tem perna curta phrase

a lie has no legs(you can't get away with a lie)
phrase
[UK: ə laɪ hæz nəʊ leɡz] [US: ə ˈlaɪ ˈhæz ˈnoʊ ˈleɡz]

mentira! interjection

shut up("I don't believe it!")
interjection
[UK: ʃʌt ʌp] [US: ˈʃət ʌp]

de mentira adjective

fake(not real)
adjective
[UK: feɪk] [US: ˈfeɪk]

detector de mentiras noun
{m}

lie detectornoun

Dia da mentira noun
{m}

April Fools' Day(First day of April)
noun
[UK: ˈeɪ.prəl] [US: ˈeɪ.prəl]

longas mentiras phrase

long ways, long lies(someone who comes back from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted)
phrase