Usages of mentir
Est-ce que tu lui mens souvent ?
Do you often lie to him?
Nous ne leur mentons jamais.
We never lie to them.
Il a menti. Il l'a avoué !
He lied. He admitted it!
Elles ne se sont jamais menti pour ne pas se trahir.
They never lied to each other in order not to betray each other.
Le suspect ment en dépit des soupçons.
The suspect lies in spite of the suspicions.
Soit qu'il soit incompétent, soit que ce soit par jalousie, il finit par mentir.
Whether he is incompetent or whether it is out of jealousy, he ends up lying.
Il a menti, c'est pourquoi nous avons jugé cela inacceptable.
He lied, which is why we judged that unacceptable.
Soit on avoue, soit on ment, mais cela demande du courage.
Either we confess, or we lie, but that requires courage.
Elle a avoué qu'elle avait menti la veille.
She confessed that she had lied the day before.
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