Lie - Mentira (The 1673rd Most Common Spanish Word)

The translation for Lie in Spanish is Mentira. It can be used as noun. It is the 1673rd most commonly used word in Spanish, classified as a A2 word. This word often comes up when talking about activities & movements, location & place. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to the word's pronunciation. Discover all of the 3000 most common Spanish words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: lie

Spanish: mentira

Examples


Every single word you say is a lie.	Cada palabra tuya es mentira.
That would not be a lie.	Eso no sería mentira.
He said he was sick, which was a lie.	Él dijo que estaba enfermo, lo cual era una mentira.
He said his father was ill, which was a lie.	Dijo que su padre estaba enfermo, lo cual era una mentira.
The truth is the best lie.	La verdad es la mejor mentira.
That is an absolute lie.	Eso es totalmente mentira.
I will never tell a lie from now on.	Ya nunca diré una mentira de ahora en adelante.
He said that his father was ill, but it was a lie.	Él dijo que su padre estaba enfermo, pero eso fue una mentira.

What he told me yesterday is a white lie.	Lo que él me dijo ayer es una mentira blanca.
I feel guilty about having told a lie.	Me siento culpable por haber dicho una mentira.
Please forgive me for lying to you.	Discúlpame, por favor, por haber dicho una mentira.
The cake is a lie.	El pastel es una mentira.
I feel like everything is a lie.	Tengo la sensación de que todo es mentira.
He is too honest to tell a lie.	Él es demasiado honesto para decir una mentira.
I trust him because he never tells a lie.	Confío en él porque nunca dice una mentira.
His lie complicated matters.	Su mentira ha complicado la situación.
It's obvious that that's a lie.	Es obvio que es una mentira.
He's above telling a lie.	No es capaz de decir una mentira.
Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.	El arte es la mentira que nos permite comprender la verdad.
The lie has been revealed.	La mentira es revelada.
A truth that's told with bad intent, beats all the lies you can invent.	Una verdad dicha con tristes intenciones, es peor que una mentira que inventes.