Usage examples of "tell lies" in English with translation to Spanish

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Why do people tell lies? ¿Por qué miente la gente?
Tom is an honest boy, so he doesn't tell lies. Tom no miente, porque es un chico honesto.
He is adept at telling lies. Él es un experto para mentir.
I don't believe you. You're always telling lies. No te creo, siempre estás mintiendo.
She cannot be relied on because she often tells lies. No se puede confiar en ella porque miente harto.
He loves her hair, her smile, her eyes? Wow, he is fucking good at telling lies! ¿Él adora su cabello, su sonrisa, sus ojos? ¡Guau! ¡Miente condenadamente bien!
He doesn't tell lies. Él no dice mentiras.
He knows how to tell lies. Él sabe decir mentiras.
It is wrong to tell lies. Está mal decir mentiras.
He told me not to tell lies. Me dijo que no contara mentiras.
Don't tell lies. No digas mentiras.
Never tell lies. Nunca digas mentiras.
She told me not to tell lies. Ella me dijo que no dijera mentiras.
He kept saying to himself that he must not tell so many lies. Él seguía repitiéndose que no debía decir tantas mentiras.
Tell her that I am fed up of her lies. Dile que estoy harta de sus mentiras.
I can see through your lies. Tus mentiras no me engañan.
He promised me that he won't tell anybody. Él me prometió no decírselo a nadie.
I'm fed up with all their lies. Estoy harto de todas sus mentiras.
She really wanted to tell the secret. Ella realmente quería decir el secreto.
It is true that he has a habit of inventing lies. Es verdad que el tiene el hábito de inventar mentiras.
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