mentiroso — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cheat verb To break rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
- deceiver noun A person who habitually lies to or tricks others.
- dishonest adj Not truthful; inclined to lie, cheat, or deceive.
- liar noun A person who tells lies, especially someone who does so often.
- pretender noun Someone who claims a right to a position, especially a throne, though the claim is often disputed.
- untruthful adj Not giving the truth; providing untrue facts; lying.
Senses
mentiroso is used for these senses in English:
- cheat (card games) A card game where the goal is to have no cards remaining in a hand, often by telling lies.
- deceiver A person who lies or deceives.
- dishonest Not honest; shoddy.
- liar A person who frequently lies; someone who tells a lie.
- mendacious (of a person) Lying, untruthful or dishonest.
- pretender A person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold.
- untruthful Not giving the truth; providing untrue facts; lying. [from circa 1820s]
cheat — full definition
- verb To break rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
- verb To be sexually or romantically unfaithful to a partner.
- verb To deceive or trick someone, often to take something from them.
- noun A person who cheats, or an act of cheating.