Usage examples of "white lie" in English with translation to French

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A lie said to avoid hurting someone's feelings and expectations is called a "white lie." On appelle "pieux mensonge" un mensonge qui n'a pour but que d'éviter de heurter les sentiments ou les espoirs de quelqu'un.
Her laugh was a lie that concealed her sorrow. Son rire était un mensonge qui dissimulait son chagrin.
He keeps two cats: one is black, and the other white. Il a deux chats : l'un est noir et l'autre blanc.
She despises people who lie. Elle méprise les gens qui mentent.
Do you like white chocolate? Aimez-vous le chocolat blanc ?
Never tell a lie, either for fun or from fear. Ne mens jamais, ni pour le plaisir ni par peur.
There were white clouds sailing in the sky. Il y avait des nuages blancs naviguant dans le ciel.
I told a lie against my will. J'ai menti contre mon gré.
Her face turned white. Son visage vira au blanc.
How foolish I was not to discover that simple lie! Quel idiot(e) j'étais de n'avoir pas découvert ce simple mensonge !
Painted white, this house looks bigger. Peinte en blanc, cette maison semble plus grande.
Sometimes we lie to keep from hurting someone else's feelings. On ment parfois pour ne pas blesser l'autre.
The white house is antique. La maison blanche est antique.
People often lie about what they did on the weekend, so their friends won't realize how boring they really are. Les gens mentent souvent à propos de ce qu'ils font de leur week-end pour que leurs amis ne réalisent pas combien leur vie est ennuyeuse.
It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled. Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states. We are, and always will be, the United States of America. C'est la réponse apportée par les jeunes et les vieux, les riches et les pauvres, Démocrates et Républicains, noirs, blancs, hispaniques, asiatiques, amérindiens, homosexuels, hétérosexuels, handicapés et bien portants. Des Américains qui ont envoyé un message au monde que nous n'avons jamais été juste une collection d'individus ou une collection d'états rouges ou bleus. Nous sommes et serons toujours, les États-Unis d'Amérique.
The lie got him in trouble when his boss found out the truth. Son mensonge l'a mis en mauvaise posture lorsque son patron a découvert la vérité.
"Then I will be all yours," said the little white rabbit. "Alors je serais tout à toi", dit le petit lapin blanc.
She cannot have told a lie. Elle ne peut pas avoir menti.
Some photos were printed in black and white. Certaines photos furent imprimées en noir et blanc.
He seems to have told a lie. Il semblerait qu'il ait menti.
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