Usage examples of "lie" in English with translation to German

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Do we have to lie flat on the ground? Müssen wir flach auf dem Boden liegen?
I never heard him lie. Ich hörte ihn nie lügen.
Don't lie to me. Lüg mich nicht an!
He told me a lie Er hat mich belogen
Tom loves to lie in the grass on a sunny day. Tom liebt es, an einem sonnigen Tag im Gras zu liegen.
The cake is a lie. Der Kuchen ist eine Lüge.
He never tells a lie. Er lügt nie.
Did you lie to your parents? Hast du deine Eltern belogen?
As you make your bed, so you must lie in it. Wie man sich bettet, so liegt man.
That's a total lie. Das ist eine totale Lüge.
They never tell a lie. Sie lügen nie.
I like to lie on my back and watch the clouds drift by. Ich mag es, auf dem Rücken zu liegen und die Wolken vorüberziehen zu sehen.
A lie has no legs. Lügen haben kurze Beine.
She cannot have told a lie. Sie kann nicht gelogen haben.
As a boy I used to lie on my back on the grass and look at the white clouds. Als ich ein Junge war, lag ich oft auf dem Rücken im Gras und schaute mir die weißen Wolken an.
I have never heard him lie. Ich habe ihn nie lügen hören.
Nancy cannot have told a lie. Nancy kann nicht gelogen haben.
Children and drunks don't lie. Kinder und Betrunkene lügen nicht.
Never tell me a lie again. Lüg mich nie wieder an.
Not every untrue statement is a lie. Nicht jede unwahre Aussage ist eine Lüge.
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