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

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He told me a lie Me dijo una mentira
She despises people who lie. Ella desprecia a la gente que miente.
Someone is obviously telling a lie. Obviamente alguien está mintiendo.
Remove your shirt and lie down. Quite su camisa y acuéstese.
The true value of a man does not lie in what he has. El verdadero valor de un hombre no reside en lo que tiene.
We should let sleeping dogs lie. Deberíamos dejar descansar a los perros dormidos.
The cake is a lie. La torta es una mentira.
He told us a lie. Él nos mintió.
John is above telling a lie. John está arriba mintiendo.
A man's worth does not lie in what he has, but in what he is. El valor de un hombre no reside en lo que tiene sino en lo que es.
That's a total lie. Eso es totalmente mentira.
I never heard him lie. No le he oído nunca mentir.
He will be angry to learn that she told a lie. Él estará furioso cuando se entere que ella mintió.
That's nothing but a lie! ¡Eso no es sino una mentira!
Don't lie to me. No me mientas.
It's the first time I lie to my father and I am ashamed of myself. Es la primera vez que miento a mi padre y estoy avergonzado de mí mismo.
When have I told a lie? ¿Cuándo dije una mentira?
Tom despises people who lie. Tom desprecia a quienes mienten.
To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it— but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor. Para llegar al puerto del cielo tenemos que navegar, a veces con el viento, a veces contra él, pero debemos navegar y no ir a la deriva ni estar anclados.
Never tell me a lie again. Jamás vuelvas a decirme una mentira.
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