Translations for „lies“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

I . lie¹ <-y-> [laɪ] VB intr

lie

mentir

to lie to sb (about sth)

mentir a alguém (sobre a. c.)

II . lie¹ [laɪ] N

lie

mentira f

to be an outright lie

ser uma mentira deslavada

to tell lies

contar mentiras

lie² <lay, lain> [laɪ] VB intr

1. lie person form:

lie (be lying down)

estar deitado

lie (be buried)

jazer

2. lie (be positioned):

lie

situar-se

lie around VB intr

1. lie around (be somewhere):

lie around

deixar jogado [or espalhado]

2. lie around (be lazy):

lie around

ficar à toa

lie back VB intr

lie back

recostar-se

she lay back on her pillow

ela recostou-se no travesseiro

lie down VB intr

lie down (act)

deitar-se

lie down (state)

estar deitado

lie up VB intr Brit

lie up

esconder-se

lie detector N

lie detector

detector m de mentiras

Usage examples with lies

a tissue of lies

uma série f de mentiras

to tell lies

contar mentiras

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His default expression lies somewhere between hangdog and puzzled.

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Have these baseless accusations and lies dissuaded me from public service?

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The term connotes that the work is unattractive or inappropriate to its surroundings - that is, it has been thoughtlessly plopped where it lies.

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People tend to take her side, even through her lies, in large part because of how she conducts herself in confrontational situations.

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This bareness hardly prepares us for the vibrant, colourful view that lies in the distance.

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As the fibers arch across the pyramid, they enclose a small nucleus which lies in front of and medial to the pyramid.

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The south side of the pass road lies in the Rhone valley.

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Implying that he's still clinging to the lies while he's retching; implying that this is not a redemptive ending.

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Charitably, those claims could be called "misinformed", but more likely, they were lies.

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One critical factor in achieving that precision lies in how general relativistic effects are determined and measured.

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