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брехня́ — meaning in English

brekhnya

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English meaning

  • lie verb To be in or move into a horizontal, resting position.
  • rigmarole noun A long and complicated formal procedure.

Senses

брехня́ is used for these senses in English:

  • all mouth and trousers (British, idiomatic) Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.
  • lie An intentionally false statement; an intentional falsehood.
  • rigmarole (dated) Confused and incoherent talk; nonsense.

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.

rigmarole — full definition

  1. noun A long and complicated formal procedure.
  2. noun Confused and incoherent talk; nonsense.

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