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

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Don't lie to me. No me mientas.

He tells a new lie to cover up those that came before. Dice una nueva mentira para cubrir las anteriores.

Why would I lie to you? ¿Por qué te mentiría?

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.

Did you lie to your parents? ¿Has mentido a tus padres?

Why do children lie to their parents? ¿Por qué los chicos les mienten a sus padres?

Sometimes we lie to keep from hurting someone else's feelings. A veces mentimos para no lastimar los sentimientos de los demás.

Tom and Mary claim that they never lie to each other. Tom y Mary afirman que ellos nunca se mienten el uno al otro.

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.

He lied to his parents. Le mintió a sus padres.

I lied to my parents. Mentí a mis padres.

She lied to her parents. Le mintió a sus padres.

He lied to my face. Él me mintió en mi cara.

Tom is lying to you. Tom te está mintiendo.

Mary is lying to her father. Mary le está mintiendo a su padre.

You lied to me, didn't you? Usted me mintió, ¿no?

Have you ever lied to your mother? ¿Le has mentido alguna vez a tu madre?

She accused him of having lied to her. Ella le acusó de haberle mentido.

It's possible that Tom lied to you. Es posible que Tom te haya mentido.

He accused her of having lied to him. Él la acusó de haberle mentido.

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