What does mensonge in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word mensonge in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use mensonge in French.
The word mensonge in French means lying, lie, lie, sham, lie detector, lie by omission, white lie. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word mensonge
lyingnom masculin (altération de la vérité) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le mensonge est un vilain défaut. Lying is an ugly vice. |
lienom masculin (propos non-conforme à la vérité) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Ce que tu dis n'est pas vrai, c'est un mensonge. What you say isn't true; it's a lie. |
lie, shamnom masculin (littéraire (chose fausse, trompeuse) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Est-ce que leur bonheur est un mensonge ? Is their happiness a sham? |
lie detectornom masculin (appareil censé indiquer les mensonges) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
lie by omissionnom masculin (détail omis volontairement) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) J'avais oublié de te dire que je sortais ce soir. Ah oui, encore un de tes mensonges par omission ! |
white lienom masculin (mensonge pour la bonne cause) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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