Sentence examples of "give the lie to" in English
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.
The interpreter tries to give the most detail and information possible.
L'interprète essaie de donner le plus de détails et d'informations possibles.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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