Francuski | Angielski |
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mentir verbe | lie [lied, lying, lies]◼◼◼(tell an intentional untruth) sham [shammed, shamming, shams]◼◻◻(to cheat or deceive) |
mentir comme un arracheur de dents verbe | lie through one's teeth(To tell a gross or egregious untruth) |
a beau mentir qui vient de loin phrase | long ways, long lies(someone who comes back from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted) |
bon sang ne peut mentir; bon sang ne saurait mentir; la voix du sang est la plus forte phrase | blood is thicker than water(relationships are stronger within the family) |
démentir verbe | deny [denied, denying, denies]◼◼◼(to assert that something is not true) belie [belied, belying, belies]◼◼◻(to contradict or show to be false) forswear [forswore, forsworn, forswearing, forswears](to renounce or deny something, especially under oath) |