Usage examples of "give the lie to" in English with translation to French

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Give the book back to me when you have done with it. Rends-moi ce livre lorsque tu l'auras fini.
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.
Sometimes we lie to keep from hurting someone else's feelings. On ment parfois pour ne pas blesser l'autre.
Who will you give the book to? À qui donneras-tu le livre ?
We told a lie to him, and hurt him. Nous lui avons menti et nous lui avons fait mal.
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To think what we do not feel is to lie to ourselves, in the same way that we lie to others when we say what we do not think. Penser ce que nous ne ressentons pas est nous mentir à nous-mêmes, de la même manière que nous mentons aux autres lorsque nous disons ce que nous ne pensons pas.
I am counting on you to give the opening address. Je compte sur vous pour prononcer le discours inaugural.
Did you lie to your parents? As-tu menti à tes parents ?
Give the book to whomever wants it. Donne le livre à qui le veut.
You can lie to everyone else, but you can't lie to yourself. Tu peux mentir à tous les autres, mais tu ne peux pas te mentir à toi-même.
Give the devil his due. Donne au diable ce qui lui revient.
The boy may have told a lie to please his parents. Le garçon a peut-être dit un mensonge pour faire plaisir à ses parents.
Give the money to my son. Donne l'argent à mon fils.
Don't lie to me. Ne me mens pas !
Give the house to my daughter. Donne la maison à ma fille.
The suspect told a lie to the inspector. Le suspect a menti au commissaire.
One should always give the impression that they can change the course of things. Il faut toujours donner l'impression qu'on peut changer le cours des choses.
People who will lie for you, will lie to you. Les gens qui mentiront pour vous, vous mentiront.
You may give the book to whoever wants it. Tu peux donner le livre à qui en voudra.
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