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la bugia

la bugia
the lie
From Lesson 178:Emphatic negation (mica)·Italian

Usages of la bugia

Aveva detto una bugia, ma non era mica stupido.
He had told a lie, but he wasn't stupid at all.
La persona a cui ho detto la bugia non è mica stupida.
The person I told the lie to is not stupid at all.
Non è un malinteso, non ho mica detto una bugia!
It is not a misunderstanding, I haven't told a lie at all!
La dea decise la vendetta perché il mortale disse una bugia.
The goddess decided on revenge because the mortal told a lie.
Scherzavo! Non era una bugia.
I was joking! It was not a lie.

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