frottola — meaning in English

English meaning

• fib noun A small, usually harmless lie.
• lie verb To be in or move into a horizontal, resting position.

Senses

frottola is used for these senses in English:

• fib (informal) A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.
• frottola (music) The predominant type of Italian popular secular song of the late fifteenth and early sixteenth century, and the most important and widespread predecessor to the madrigal.
• jiggery-pokery Trickery or misrepresentation.
• lie An intentionally false statement; an intentional falsehood.

fib — full definition

1. noun A small, usually harmless lie.
2. verb To tell a small, harmless lie.

lie — full definition

1. verb To be in or move into a horizontal, resting position.
2. verb To be located or situated somewhere.
3. verb To say something known to be false with the intention of deceiving.
4. noun A statement made with the intention to deceive.

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