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The Portuguese word for to lie is
mentir




Portuguese Definition


lie
     1. Substantivo. mentira
     2. Verbo1. mentir
     3. Verbo2. localizar-se
     4. Verbo2. estar deitado, jazer
     5. Verbo2. morar, residir, estar
           There's where the problem lies. (Aí é que está o problema)
           There's where the danger lies. (Aí é que mora o perigo)



Translations for lie and their definitions

mentir
     1. v. to lie (say something untrue)


estar deitado
     1. to lie, be in a horizontal position


jazer
     1. v. to lie, to sit (be situated)
     2. v. to lay, to lie down


ficar
     1. v. (copulative) to become; to get; to end up
           Eu vou ficar rico. - I’ll get rich.
           Ficamos com nojo daquela comida. - We were disgusted by that food.
           Eu fiquei sem dinheiro. - I ended up without any money.
     2. v. (indtr, em, -another locational preposition) to be in a fixed location
           A casa dela fica na esquina desse quarteirão. - Her house is on the corner of this block.
           Londres fica no sul da Inglaterra. - London is in the south of England.
     3. v. (indtr, em, intr=1) to stay (at); to remain
           Ela não quis vir, ficou em casa. - She didn’t want to come, she stayed home.
     4. v. to remain (to be left over)
           Só ficaram algumas migalhas. - Only a few crumbs remained.
     5. v. (indtr, em) to stay (to remain in a particular place)
           Fiquei três dias em Munique. - I stayed three days in Munich.
     6. v. (figurative, intransitive) not to go any further
           A discussão fica por aqui. - The discussion stops here.
     7. v. (auxiliary) forms the habitual aspect
           João fica lendo o dia inteiro. - John keeps reading the whole day.
           Eu ficava falando besteira. - I kept saying nonsense.
     8. v. (indtr, com, intr=1, .Brazil, .slang) to engage in a romantic relationship with someone for one night or some short period of time



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