Usages of la mentira
El gobierno niega que el ovni sea una mentira.
The government denies that the UFO is a lie.
No creo que el rumor sea una mentira.
I do not believe that the rumor is a lie.
Ahora se especula que la noticia es una mentira.
Now it is speculated that the news is a lie.
Lo de que te penalizan por la colchoneta es mentira.
The thing about them penalizing you for the mat is a lie.
No digo que la difamación sea una mentira descabellada.
I do not say that the defamation is an absurd lie.
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