Translation of "give the lie to" to Spanish

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Dictionary translations for "give the lie to"

give the lie to verb

desmentir (deny)

dar el mentís

Contexts with "give the lie to"

The lie got him in trouble when his boss found out the truth. Esa mentira lo metió en problemas cuando su jefe descubrió la verdad.

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

Only time will give the answer. Solo el tiempo dará la respuesta.

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. Pensar lo que no sentimos es mentirnos a nosotros mismos, de la misma manera que mentimos a otros cuando decimos lo que no pensamos.

Give the book back to the owner. Devuélvele el libro a su propietario.

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