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The French word for to lie is
mentir




French Definition


lie
     1. n. Mensonge.
     2. v. Mentir.
           You're lying! I can tell.
     3. v. Être en position horizontale ; reposer, gésir.
           The coin just lay there on the ground. So I took it.
           Don't just lie there. Do something!
           The skyscraper lies on top of solid bedrock.
     4. v. Consister en.
           The secret of the recipe lies in the sauce.



Translations for lie and their definitions

mentir
     1. v. to lie (say something untrue)
           mentir à quelqu'un sur quelque chose - to lie to someone about something
           mentir par omission - to lie by omission
           mentir comme on respire - to lie like a cheap rug, lit=to lie like one breathes
           Il ne faut pas se mentir : l'entreprise s'annonce difficile. - Let's not kid ourselves: the business looks difficult.


gésir
     1. v. to lie (to be in a horizontal position), especially when dead or wounded
           uxi, Ci-gît..., Here lies...
           La victime gisait dans son sang. - The victim was lying in a pool of their own blood.
     2. v. to be located
     3. v. to be buried, hidden




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