Lie - Mentir (The 2490th Most Common Spanish Word)

The Spanish translation for Lie is Mentir. It can be used as verb. This word often comes up when talking about activities & movements, location & place. It is the 2490th most commonly used word in Spanish, classified as a B2 word. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced. Our app offers over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common Spanish words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

English: lie

Spanish: mentir

Examples


Don't lie to me again.	No me vuelvas a mentir nunca.
To tell a lie is wrong.	No está bien mentir.
I'm not good at lying.	No soy bueno para mentir.
He was punished for lying.	Le castigaron por mentir.
Lying is wrong.	Mentir está mal.
He hated lying.	Él odiaba mentir.
He tends to lie.	Él tiene tendencia a mentir.
She was accused of lying.	Ella fue acusada de mentir.

Stop lying.	Dejá de mentir.
Witnesses can lie.	Los testigos pueden mentir.
They forced me to lie.	Me forzaron a mentir.
He promised that he would never lie again.	Él prometió no mentir nunca más.
Is that a reason to accuse me of lying	¿Es esa una razón para acusarme de mentir
That way, no one can accuse you of lying.	De ese modo, nadie puede acusarte de mentir.
Why would she bother lying about something like that	¿Por qué se molestaría en mentir sobre algo como eso
For example, Hebrews 6:18 says that He cannot lie.	Por ejemplo, Hebreos 6:18 dice que Él no puede mentir.
Unfortunately, some individuals use to prevaricate or lie deliberately.	Desafortunadamente, algunos individuos utilizan tergiversar o mentir deliberadamente.
Lying is an alteration of time, place, event or form.	Mentir es una alteración de tiempo, lugar, evento o forma.
Many children love to lie, invent or embellish stories.	A muchos niños les encanta mentir, inventar o embellecer historias.
All right, humans are the only species that can lie.	Bien, los humanos son la única especie que puede mentir.
Well, I had to lie sometimes to save my life.	Bueno, tuve que mentir a veces para salvar mi vida.