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

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The lie got him in trouble when his boss found out the truth. Esa mentira lo metió en problemas cuando su jefe descubrió la verdad.
Sometimes we lie to keep from hurting someone else's feelings. A veces mentimos para no lastimar los sentimientos de los demás.
Only time will give the answer. Solo el tiempo dará la respuesta.
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. Pensar lo que no sentimos es mentirnos a nosotros mismos, de la misma manera que mentimos a otros cuando decimos lo que no pensamos.
Give the book back to the owner. Devuélvele el libro a su propietario.
Why would I lie to you? ¿Por qué te mentiría?
He would not give the order. Él no daría la orden.
Did you lie to your parents? ¿Has mentido a tus padres?
You may give the ticket to whomever you like. Puedes darle ese boleto a cualquier persona que te guste.
You can lie to everyone else, but you can't lie to yourself. Puedes mentir a todos los demás, pero no puedes mentirte a ti mismo.
Who will you give the book to? ¿A quién le darás el libro?
Tom and Mary claim that they never lie to each other. Tom y Mary afirman que ellos nunca se mienten el uno al otro.
The interpreter tries to give the most detail and information possible. El intérprete intenta dar tanta información y tantos detalles como le es posible.
Don't lie to me. No me mientas.
I'll give the room a good cleaning. Le haré una buena limpieza a la habitación.
Lie to me again. In this case I'd prefer not to know the truth. Otra vez dime una mentira, en este caso habría preferido no saber la verdad.
I'm so glad that you asked me to give the opening speech tonight. Estoy tan feliz de que me pidieras que diera el discurso de apertura esta noche.
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.
Give the book to whomever wants it. Regale el libro a quien lo quiera.
He tells a new lie to cover up those that came before. Dice una nueva mentira para cubrir las anteriores.
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