Sentence examples of "mentira" in Spanish with translation "lie"

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El pastel es una mentira. The cake is a lie.
La torta es una mentira. The cake is a lie.
Parecía que estaban contando una mentira. It seemed that they were telling a lie.
¡Eso no es sino una mentira! That's nothing but a lie!
Lo que dijo resultó ser mentira. What he said turned out to be a lie.
Su mentira ha complicado la situación. His lie complicated matters.
Él nunca ha dicho una mentira. He has never told a lie.
¡Es tan obvio que es mentira! It's so obvious that it's a lie!
Su mentira pesó sobre su conciencia. His lie weighed on his conscience.
Jamás vuelvas a decirme una mentira. Never tell me a lie again.
Parece que él ha dicho una mentira. He seems to have told a lie.
Lo que Tom dijo era una mentira. What Tom said was a lie.
¿Cuál es el motivo para aquella mentira? What is the reason for that lie?
Ella dijo una mentira blanca por necesidad. She told a white lie out of necessity.
La verdad a medias es mentira verdadera Half the truth is often a whole lie
Ella prometió no decir ninguna mentira más. He promised not to tell another lie.
Él no puede haber dicho una mentira. He can't have told a lie.
Por favor, perdóname por decir una mentira. Please forgive me for telling a lie.
Me siento culpable por haber dicho una mentira. I feel guilty about having told a lie.
Él es demasiado honesto para decir una mentira. He is too honest to tell a lie.
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