Usage examples of "mentir" in Portuguese with translation to English

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Translations: all71 lie58 lied13
Ela pode até mesmo mentir! She can even tell lies!
Ele tem tendência a mentir. He tends to lie.
Ele não é homem de mentir. He is not a man to tell a lie.
Você precisa parar de mentir para si mesmo. You need to stop lying to yourself.
Os pais ensinam aos filhos que é errado mentir. Parents teach their children that it's wrong to lie.
Aquele que mente também rouba. He that will lie, will steal.
Ele mentiu a seus pais. He lied to his parents.
O bolo é uma mentira. The cake is a lie.
Tom sabe que Mary mentiu. Tom knows Mary lied.
A mentira tem perna curta Lies have short legs
Ele mentiu na minha cara. He lied to my face.
Não contes mentira. Sê honesto. Don't tell a lie. Be honest.
É claro que ele mentiu. It's obvious that he lied.
O amor é uma mentira. Love is a lie.
Ela mentiu a seus pais. She lied to her parents.
Não conte mentira. Seja honesto. Don't tell a lie. Be honest.
Eu menti. Por favor me perdoe. I lied. Please forgive.
Ele está contando uma mentira. He is telling a lie.
Eu menti contra a minha vontade. I lied unwillingly.
Ele continuou a contar mentiras. He kept on telling lies.
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