Lie - Mentir (The 2683rd Most Common French Word)

The translation for Lie in French is Mentir. It is classified as a B2 word, and is the 2683rd most commonly used word in French. It can be used as verb. This word often comes up when talking about activities & movements, location & place. You can listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app to practice this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: lie

French: mentir

Examples


He's got to lie through an intermediary.	Il doit mentir via un intermédiaire.
The man is quite capable of telling lies.	L'homme est tout à fait capable de mentir.
I think it's wrong to lie.	Je pense que c'est mal de mentir.
It seems that he's lying.	Il a l'air de mentir.
I'm not good at lying.	Je ne suis pas doué pour mentir.
I feel bad about lying.	Je me sens mal de mentir.
Are you sure you are not lying now	Es-tu sûr de ne pas mentir maintenant
We suspected him of lying.	Nous le suspectâmes de mentir.

He hated lying.	Il détestait mentir.
Stop lying.	Arrête de mentir.
I'm lying.	Je suis en train de mentir.
Maybe you're lying.	Peut-être es-tu en train de mentir.
She was lying.	Elle était en train de mentir.
He promised that he would never lie again.	Il a promis de ne plus jamais mentir.
It's just wrong to lie, for example.	C'est mal de mentir, par exemple.
In extreme circumstances, lying to deceive the enemy can save one's skin.	En des circonstances extrêmes, mentir pour tromper l'ennemi peut permettre de sauver sa peau.
I should not say no but I cannot mislead or lie to people.	Je ne devrais pas dire non, mais je ne peux induire les gens en erreur ou leur mentir.
My father told me never to tell a lie.	Mon père m'a défendu de mentir.
I was constrained to tell a lie.	J'ai été contraint de mentir.
Tom is too honest a boy to tell a lie.	Tom est trop honnête garçon pour mentir.
A robot cannot tell a lie, Andrew.	Un robot ne peut pas mentir, Andrew.