Sentence examples of "lie" in English with translation "mensonge"
Her laugh was a lie that concealed her sorrow.
Son rire était un mensonge qui dissimulait son chagrin.
How foolish I was not to discover that simple lie!
Quel idiot(e) j'étais de n'avoir pas découvert ce simple mensonge !
She said that she was ill, which was a lie.
Elle a dit qu'elle était malade, mais c'était un mensonge.
Such an honest man as John cannot have told a lie.
Un homme aussi honnête que John ne pourrait dire un mensonge.
She can tell the most outrageous lie without batting an eye.
Elle peut dire le mensonge le plus éhonté sans ciller.
The boy may have told a lie to please his parents.
Le garçon a peut-être dit un mensonge pour faire plaisir à ses parents.
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