Translation of "lie" to Portuguese

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Dictionary translations for "lie"

lie [laɪ] verb Conjugation

lay / lain / lying / lies

mentir

He is telling a lie.

Ele está contando uma mentira.

estar

We two know that you two lie.

Nós dois sabemos que vocês dois estão mentindo.

deitar-se (position)

If you make your bed, you've got to lie in it.

Se fizer sua cama, tem de se deitar nela.

lie [laɪ] noun

pl. lies

a mentira f (statement)

He is telling a lie.

Ele está contando uma mentira.

a invenção f (story)

Phrases with "lie" (8)

big lie - grande mentira
give the lie to - desmentir
let sleeping dogs lie - não mexa em casa de marimbondo
lie awake - estar acordad
lie down - deitar-se
lie on back - estar deitad de costas
lie still - permanecer im
lie within walking distance - estar perto

Contexts with "lie"

He is telling a lie. Ele está contando uma mentira.

We two know that you two lie. Nós dois sabemos que vocês dois estão mentindo.

If you make your bed, you've got to lie in it. Se fizer sua cama, tem de se deitar nela.

She despises people who lie. Ela despreza as pessoas que mentem.

Tom said he was sick, but that was a lie. Tom disse estar doente, mas isso era mentira.

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