mentira

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See also: mentirá and mentirà

Aragonese

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Etymology

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Noun

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mentira f (plural mentiras)

  1. lie

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Asturian

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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mentira f (plural mentires)

  1. lie (intentionally false statement)
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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɑ̃.ti.ʁa/
  • Audio (Canada):(file)

Verb

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mentira

  1. third-person singular simple future of mentir

Anagrams

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Galician

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mentira, probably from mentir (to lie), from Latin mentiri, present active infinitive of mentior, denominal verb from mēns, mentis (mind) in which the meaning "to lie" stems from a semantic shift "to be inventive, have second thoughts" > "to lie, conjure up", from Proto-Indo-European *méntis (thought), from *men- (to think) +‎ *-tis.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /menˈtiɾa/ [mẽn̪ˈt̪i.ɾɐ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾa
  • Hyphenation: men‧ti‧ra

Noun

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mentira f (plural mentiras)

  1. lie, falsehood
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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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mentira

  1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of mentir

Papiamentu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese mentira and Spanish mentira and Kabuverdianu mintira.

Noun

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mentira

  1. lie (intentionally untrue statement)

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mentira, from mentir (to lie), from Latin mentīrī, denominal verb from mēns (mind), in which the meaning "to lie" stems from a semantic shift "to be inventive, have second thoughts" > "to lie, conjure up", from Proto-Indo-European *méntis (thought), from *men- (to think) +‎ *-tis.

Noun

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mentira f (plural mentiras)

  1. lie (intentionally untrue statement)
    Synonyms: (more formal) falsidade, (slang) balela, (slang) lorota, (usually euphemistic) inverdade, (euphemistic) fábula, patranha, (obsolete, rare) desverdade
    Antonym: verdade
Derived terms
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Interjection

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mentira

  1. (informal) I mean (used to correct a piece of information)
    Synonyms: quer dizer, digo, quero dizer
    Eu comprei trinta... mentira, vinte, tomates.
    I bought thirty... I mean, twenty, tomatoes.

Etymology 2

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Verb

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mentira

  1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of mentir

Spanish

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Etymology

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From mentir (to lie).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mentira f (plural mentiras)

  1. lie, trick, falsity
    Parecía mentira que su cuerpo fuera tan hermoso.
    It was unbelievable how beautiful her body was.

Derived terms

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