white lie in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for white lie in the English»Serbian Dictionary

white 'lie N

white lie

bezazlena laž f

Translations for white lie in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.lie¹ <-y-> [laɪ] VB intr

lie

slagati // lagati

to lie about sb/sth intentions, plans

lagati o nekome/nečemu

to lie to sb

lagati nekoga

II.lie¹ <-y-> [laɪ] VB trans

to lie one's way out of sth

lažima se izvući iz nečega

III.lie¹ [laɪ] N

lie

laž f

to be an outright lie

biti čista laž

to tell lies

pričati laži

I.lie² [laɪ] N

1. lie no pl (position):

lie

položaj m

2. lie no pl esp Brit, Aus (shape):

the lie of the land

izgled terena

the lie of the land fig

stanje stvari

to find out the lie of the land

proveriti stanje terena

to find out the lie of the land fig

proveriti kakva je situacija

II.lie² <-y-, lay, lain> [laɪ] VB intr

1. lie (be horizontal, resting):

lie

ležati imperf

to lie on one's back/in bed/on the ground

ležati na leđima/u krevetu/na zemlji

to lie awake/still

ležati budan/nepomičan

2. lie (be buried):

lie

počivati imperf

3. lie (become horizontal):

lie

leći perf

4. lie (be upon a surface):

lie

ležati

lie

biti na nečemu imperf

5. lie (be in a particular state):

to lie in wait

čekati

to lie in wait

biti u zasedi

to lie dying

umirati

6. lie (be situated):

lie

nalaziti se imperf

to lie to the east/north of sth

nalaziti se istočno/severno od nečega

the river lies 40 km to the south of us

reka se nalazi 40 km južno od nas

7. lie (weigh):

it lies heavily on her mind

to je mnogo muči

8. lie (be the responsibility of):

the choice/decision lies [only] with you

izbor/odluka je (samo) na tebi

9. lie (be found):

where do your interests lie?

gde je tu tvoj interes?

the decision doesn't lie in my power

nemam nikakvog uticaja na tu odluku

Phrases:

to lie low (escape search)

sakriti se

to lie low (avoid being noticed)

pritajiti se

I.white [(h)waɪt] N

1. white no pl (colour):

white

bela boja f

2. white usu pl (part of eye):

white

beonjača f

3. white of egg:

white

belance nt

4. white (person):

white

belac m

II.white [(h)waɪt] ADJ

1. white (colour):

white

beo

black and white

crno-beo

2. white (in coffee):

white

beli

3. white food:

white bread

beli hleb

white pepper/rum/sugar

beli biber/rum/šećer

4. white:

white (Caucasian)

beo

white (pale-skinned)

bled

Phrases:

as white as a sheet

bled kao krpa

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Maybe it will show a little white lie or pronounce a big blue lie.

www.news24.com

Her white lie unknowingly thrust her into a major storyline.

en.wikipedia.org

For every generation since then, the promise of that kind of retirement has been a big white lie.

www.marketoracle.co.uk

And it's not a little white lie, but a big, complicated, tangled web of deception.

www.oregonlive.com

There's a little white lie in the car world that there are no bad cars anymore.

jalopnik.com

This isn't a white lie here, a fib there.

sports.yahoo.com

A young woman's little white lie leads to unforeseen complications.

en.wikipedia.org

Actually, that was a bit of white lie there about the photo.

news.nationalpost.com

Some people, mostly children, also use the gesture to excuse their telling of a white lie.

en.wikipedia.org

While his little white lie allows him the chance for a secret outing, it comes with a heavy price.

en.wikipedia.org