Usage examples of "lüge" in German with translation to English

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Und lüge vor allem nicht. Above all, don't tell a lie.
Der Kuchen ist eine Lüge. The cake is a lie.
Das ist eine totale Lüge. That's a total lie.
Nicht jede unwahre Aussage ist eine Lüge. Not every untrue statement is a lie.
Was ist der Grund für diese Lüge? What is the reason for that lie?
"Lüge nicht" bedeutet nicht unbedingt "sage die Wahrheit". "Don't lie" doesn't necessarily means "tell the truth".
Es ist schwer, Wahrheit und Lüge zu unterscheiden. It is hard to distinguish truth from a lie.
Was er gesagt hatte entpuppte sich als Lüge. What he had said turned out to be a lie.
Religionen sind die größte Lüge, die man je sagte. Religions are the biggest lie ever told.
Wie dumm ich war, diese einfache Lüge nicht zu entdecken! How foolish I was not to discover that simple lie!
Er ist wirklich das Letzte, eine solche Lüge zu verbreiten. He is the lowest of the low to tell such a lie.
"Im Ausland isst man keinen rohen Fisch." ist eine Lüge. It's a lie that, "they don't eat fish raw abroad."
Sie sagte, sie wäre eine Krankenschwester, was eine Lüge war. She said she was nurse, which was a lie.
Sie hat aus der Not heraus eine lässliche Lüge erzählt. She told a white lie out of necessity.
Sie sagte, sie war Klavierspielerin, aber das war eine Lüge. She said she was a pianist, but that was a lie.
Er beugte sich über sie und sagte: "Nein, ich lüge nicht." He leaned over her and said, "No, I'm not lying."
Es stellte sich heraus, dass was er sagte, eine Lüge war. What he said turned out to be a lie.
Er sagte, sein Vater sei krank, aber das war eine Lüge. He said his father was ill, which was a lie.
Es ist so offensichtlich, dass es sich um eine Lüge handelt. It's so obvious that it's a lie!
Die Lüge brachte ihm Ärger ein, als sein Chef die Wahrheit herausfand. The lie got him in trouble when his boss found out the truth.
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