mentait in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for mentait in the French»English Dictionary

I.mentir [mɑ̃tiʀ] VB intr

1. mentir (ne pas dire la vérité):

mentir personne:

to lie, to tell lies (sur about)

mentir à qn

to lie to sb, to tell sb lies

mentir par intérêt/par jeu

to lie for personal gain/for fun

tu mens!

you're lying!

ne mens pas!

don't tell lies!

il ment lorsqu'il dit que …

he is lying when he says that …

sans mentir, le poisson était grand comme ça!

no lie, the fish was this big!

2. mentir (être trompeur):

mentir publicité, statistiques, apparences:

to be misleading

faire mentir des prévisions/le proverbe

to give the lie to forecasts/the proverb

II.se mentir VB refl

1. se mentir (à soi-même):

se mentir

to fool oneself (sur about)

2. se mentir (l'un l'autre):

se mentir

to lie to one another (sur about)

III.mentir [mɑ̃tiʀ]

bon sang ne saurait mentir prov

blood will tell prov

il ment comme il respire

he's a born liar

See also arracheur

arracheur [aʀaʃœʀ] N m

arracheur de dents

quack

mentir comme un arracheur de dents

to be a born liar

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mentir par omission

to lie by omission

effrontément mentir, flatter

shamelessly

mentir comme un arracheur de dents

to be a born liar

avec effronterie mentir, flatter

shamelessly

habituer un enfant à ne jamais mentir

to teach a child never to lie

Translations for mentait in the English»French Dictionary

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truthfully

sans mentir

to tell fibs inf

mentir

fib

mentir

untruthfulness (of person)

tendance f à mentir

she's got lying down to a fine art

elle est passée maître dans l'art de mentir

mentait in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mentait in the French»English Dictionary

mentir [mɑ͂tiʀ] VB intr

mentir

to lie

mentir à qn

to lie to sb

Phrases:

il ment comme il respire

he lies through his teeth

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mentir comme un arracheur de dents

to lie through one's teeth

tu ne dois pas mentir

you mustn't lie

Translations for mentait in the English»French Dictionary

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to speak with a forked tongue

mentir

lie

mentir

to lie to sb

mentir à qn

to lie through one's teeth

mentir comme un arracheur de dents

to be chronic liars

avoir pour habitude de mentir

he actually lied/fell asleep

il est allé jusqu'à mentir/s'endormir