Translation of "white lie" to German

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Dictionary translations for "white lie"

white lie noun

pl. white lies

die Notlüge f (moral)

Contexts with "white lie"

What she told me yesterday is a white lie. Was sie mir gestern erzählte, war eine Notlüge.

She told a white lie out of necessity. Sie hat aus der Not heraus eine lässliche Lüge erzählt.

As a boy I used to lie on my back on the grass and look at the white clouds. Als ich ein Junge war, lag ich oft auf dem Rücken im Gras und schaute mir die weißen Wolken an.

It became clear that she had told a lie. Es stellte sich heraus, dass sie gelogen hatte.

He keeps two cats: one is black, and the other white. Er hat zwei Katzen: Die eine ist schwarz und die andere weiß.

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