Asturian

Noun

mentira f ‎(plural mentires)

1. lie (intentionally false statement)

Related terms

• mentir

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑ̃.ti.ʁa/

Verb

mentira

1. third-person singular simple future of mentir

Anagrams

• marient, martien, Martien, Martine, minaret, termina

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese mentira, from mentir ‎(“to lie”), from Latin mentiri, present active infinitive of mentior, denominal verb from mēns, mentis ‎(“mind”) in which the meaning "to lie" stems from a semantic shift "to be inventive, have second thoughts" > "to lie, conjure up", from Proto-Indo-European *méntis ‎(“thought”), from *men- ‎(“to think”) +‎ *-tis.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mẽ.ˈti.ɾɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mẽ.ˈt͡ʃi.ɾɐ/, /mĩ.ˈt͡ʃi.ɾɐ/
  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /mĩ.ˈti.ɾɐ/
• Hyphenation: men‧ti‧ra

Noun

mentira f (plural mentiras)

1. lie (intentionally untrue statement)

Synonyms

• falsidade (more formal), balela (slang), lorota (slang), inverdade (usually euphemistic), fábula (euphemistic), patranha, desverdade (obsolete, rare)

Antonyms

• verdade

Derived terms

• mentirinha, mentirazinha (diminutives)
• mentirona (augmentative)
• de mentira
• mentira branca
• mentira tem perna curta
• mentiroso

Related terms

• mentir

Interjection

mentira

1. (informal) I mean (used to correct a piece of information)

   Eu comprei trinta... mentira, vinte, tomates.‎

   I bought thirty... I mean, twenty, tomatoes.

Synonyms

• quer dizer, digo, quero dizer

Verb

mentira

1. first-person singular (eu) pluperfect indicative of mentir
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) pluperfect indicative of mentir

Spanish

Etymology

From mentir ‎(“to lie”).

Noun

mentira f ‎(plural mentiras)

1. lie, trick, falsity

   Parecía mentira que su cuerpo fuera tan hermoso.

   It was unbelievable how beautiful her body was.

Related terms

• mentir verb
• mentiroso

See also

• patraña f