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anlügen

anlügen

German

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anlügen (class 2 strong, third-person singular simple present lügt an, past tense log an, past participle angelogen, past subjunctive anlöge, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to lie to, to tell someone a lie, to tell someone lies
    • 1979, Der Spiegel, issue 4/1979, page 96:
      Und während seinen Vater, den Dynastiegründer Resa, niemand anlog, traute sich dem Junior niemand die Wahrheit zu sagen.
      And while nobody lied to his father, the dynasty founder Resa, nobody dared to tell the truth to the son.

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