Sentence examples of "mentira piadosa" in Spanish

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En algunas situaciones, decir una mentira piadosa podría evitar que la gente se decepcione de alguien o se enoje con alguien. In some situations, telling a white lie could be used to avoid people to be disappointed or get angry by or with someone.
La mitad de lo que dice Tom es mentira. Half of what Tom says isn't true.
Tom nunca ha oído a Mary decir una mentira. Tom has never heard Mary tell a lie.
Son los arándanos más azules que he visto en mi vida. Son casi de un azul de mentira. These are the bluest blueberries I have ever seen. They're almost unnaturally blue.
Lo que ella me dijo ayer fue una mentira blanca. What she told me yesterday is a white lie.
Parece que él ha dicho una mentira. He seems to have told a lie.
Hay condiciones bajo las que romper una promesa o decir una mentira es aceptable. There are conditions under which breaking a promise or telling a lie are acceptable.
Lo que Tom dijo era una mentira. What Tom said was a lie.
¿Cuál es el motivo para aquella mentira? What is the reason for that lie?
Parecía que estaban contando una mentira. It seemed that they were telling a lie.
¡Eso no es sino una mentira! That's nothing but a lie!
Me siento culpable por haber dicho una mentira. I feel guilty about having told a lie.
Ella dijo una mentira blanca por necesidad. She told a white lie out of necessity.
Él dijo que su padre estaba enfermo, pero eso fue una mentira. He said his father was ill, but that was a lie.
Lo que dijo resultó ser mentira. What he said turned out to be a lie.
Aunque parezca mentira, no sentí ningún dolor en absoluto. Strangely enough, I didn't feel any pain at all.
Su mentira ha complicado la situación. His lie complicated matters.
Él nunca ha dicho una mentira. He has never told a lie.
El amor es mentira. Love is a lie.
El pastel es una mentira. The cake is a lie.
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