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

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The lie got him in trouble when his boss found out the truth. Die Lüge brachte ihm Ärger ein, als sein Chef die Wahrheit herausfand.
Sometimes we lie to keep from hurting someone else's feelings. Manchmal lügt man, um die Gefühle anderer nicht zu verletzen.
Give the book back to the owner. Gib das Buch seinem Eigentümer zurück.
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. Etwas zu denken, was man nicht fühlt, ist sich selbst zu belügen, genauso wie es ist andere anzulügen, wenn wir ihnen etwas sagen, was wir nicht denken.
I've been asked to give the eulogy at my grandmother's funeral. Ich wurde gebeten, die Grabrede bei der Beerdigung meiner Großmutter zu halten.
Did you lie to your parents? Hast du deine Eltern belogen?
You shouldn't give the same weight to opinions as you do to facts. Sie sollten Meinungen nicht das gleiche Gewicht geben, wie Sie es bei Fakten tun.
Don't lie to me. Lüg mich nicht an!
Give the house to my daughter. Gib das Haus meiner Tochter.
People who will lie for you, will lie to you. Leute, die für dich lügen würden, würden dich anlügen.
She couldn't think what to give the children for Christmas. Sie wusste nicht, was sie den Kindern zu Weihnachten schenken sollte.
One should always give the impression that they can change the course of things. Man muss immer den Eindruck erwecken, dass man den Lauf der Dinge ändern kann.
You may give the book to whoever wants it. Du kannst das Buch dem geben, wer auch immer es möchte.
Nobody could give the correct answer. Niemand konnte die richtige Antwort geben.
Who did you give the book to? Wem hast du das Buch gegeben?
Tom asked Mary to give a speech. Tom bat Mary darum, eine Rede zu halten.
It became clear that she had told a lie. Es stellte sich heraus, dass sie gelogen hatte.
Give to every day the chance to be the most beautiful in your life. Gib jedem Tag die Chance, der schönste deines Lebens zu werden.
How foolish I was not to discover that simple lie! Wie dumm ich war, diese einfache Lüge nicht zu entdecken!
I'm afraid the story will give him a wrong impression. Ich glaube, diese Geschichte wird ihm einen falschen Eindruck geben.
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