Usage examples of "miento" in Spanish with translation to English

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Es la primera vez que miento a mi padre y estoy avergonzado de mí mismo. It's the first time I lie to my father and I am ashamed of myself.
Ellos lo acusaron de mentir. They accused him of telling a lie.
Ella es acusada de mentir. She was accused of lying.
A mucho decir, mucho mentir In many words, a lie or two may escape
El pastel es una mentira. The cake is a lie.
La torta es una mentira. The cake is a lie.
Tus mentiras no me engañan. I can see through your lies.
Es un error decir mentiras. It is wrong to tell a lie.
No digas mentiras. Sé honesto. Don't tell a lie. Be honest.
El hombre puede decir mentiras. The man is quite capable of telling lies.
¿Has mentido a tus padres? Did you lie to your parents?
Fue obvio que habían mentido. It was obvious that they had lied.
El admitió que había mentido. He made an admission that he had lied.
Era obvio que habían mentido. It was obvious that they had lied.
La verdad es que mentí. The truth is I told a lie.
Ellos concluyeron que él mentía. They concluded he was lying.
Y sobre todo, no mientas. Above all, don't tell a lie.
Un mentiroso desvergonzado miente sonriendo. A shameless liar lies smilingly.
¿Por qué miente la gente? Why do people tell lies?
Tom desprecia a quienes mienten. Tom despises people who lie.
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