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mentira — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fabrication noun The process of manufacturing or constructing something.
  • lie verb To be in or move into a horizontal, resting position.
  • mendacity noun The fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty.
  • nonsense noun Words, ideas, or behavior that make no sense or have no logical meaning.
  • spurious adj False or not genuine, despite appearing real.

Senses

mentira is used for these senses in English:

  • fabrication (countable) That which is fabricated; a falsehood.
  • lie An intentionally false statement; an intentional falsehood.
  • mendacity (countable) A deceit, falsehood, or lie.
  • nonsense An untrue statement.
  • spurious False, not authentic, not genuine.

fabrication — full definition

  1. noun The process of manufacturing or constructing something.
  2. noun A lie or invented story presented as true.

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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