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mentir.

to lie (to affirm as true what is known to be false, or to deny what is known to be true)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/mẽˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/Brazil[mẽˈt͡ʃi(h)]Brazil/mĩˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/Brazil[mĩˈt͡ʃi(h)]Brazil
  1. to lie (to affirm as true what is known to be false, or to deny what is known to be true)

    ambitransitive
  2. to deceive, to lie

    transitive
  3. to fail

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mentir, from Latin mentīrī.

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