mentir — meaning in English

English meaning

• jive noun A lively swing dance, or the jazz/swing music it's danced to.
• lie verb To be in or move into a horizontal, resting position.

Senses

mentir is used for these senses in English:

• jive (transitive, intransitive, US, colloquial) To deceive; to be deceptive.
• lie (intransitive) To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive.
• palter To talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions.

jive — full definition

1. noun A lively swing dance, or the jazz/swing music it's danced to.
2. noun Nonsense or empty, misleading talk.
3. verb To deceive or talk misleadingly.
4. verb To fit or agree with something.

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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