"mentir" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /mɑ̃.tiʁ/ Audio: Fr-mentir.ogg
Rhymes: -iʁ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French mentir, from Old French mentir, from Latin mentīrī. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|mentir|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French mentir, {{inh+|fr|frm|mentir}} Inherited from Middle French mentir, {{inh|fr|fro|mentir}} Old French mentir, {{inh|fr|la|mentior|mentīrī}} Latin mentīrī Head templates: {{fr-verb}} mentir Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], mentir [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], mentant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], menti [participle, past], mens [first-person, indicative, present, singular], mens [indicative, present, second-person, singular], ment [indicative, present, singular, third-person], mentons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], mentez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], mentent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], mentais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], mentais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], mentait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], mentions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], mentiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], mentaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], mentis [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], mentis [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], mentit [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], mentîmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], mentîtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], mentirent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], mentirai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], mentiras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], mentira [future, indicative, singular, third-person], mentirons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], mentirez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], mentiront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], mentirais [conditional, first-person, singular], mentirais [conditional, second-person, singular], mentirait [conditional, singular, third-person], mentirions [conditional, first-person, plural], mentiriez [conditional, plural, second-person], mentiraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], mente [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], mentes [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], mente [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], mentions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], mentiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], mentent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], mentisse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], mentisses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], mentît [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], mentissions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], mentissiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], mentissent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], mens [imperative, second-person, singular], mentons [first-person, imperative, plural], mentez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. (intransitive) to lie (say something untrue) Tags: intransitive Derived forms: a beau mentir qui vient de loin, croix de bois, croix de fer, si je mens, je vais en enfer, mentir comme on respire, mentir comme un arracheur de dents Related terms: mensonge, menteur
    Sense id: en-mentir-fr-verb-hVqTv1rf Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms with collocations, French verbs with conjugation -ir

Inflected forms

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          "english": "Let's not kid ourselves: this promises to be a difficult undertaking.",
          "text": "Il ne faut pas se mentir : l’entreprise s’annonce difficile.",
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        {
          "english": "I promise to stop believing in things that deceive me / To no longer deny myself in my suffering",
          "ref": "2013, Zaz, Je rentre",
          "text": "Je fais la promesse de ne plus croire en ce qui me ment / Ne plus me nier dans ma souffrance",
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      "word": "croix de bois, croix de fer, si je mens, je vais en enfer"
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "ipa": "/mɑ̃.ti.ʁɔ̃/",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "mentirez",
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "mentisse",
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      "form": "mentît",
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        "subjunctive"
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    {
      "form": "mentissiez",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "mentons",
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        "imperative",
        "plural"
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    {
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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    }
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  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "mensonge"
    },
    {
      "word": "menteur"
    }
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        "French 2-syllable words",
        "French entries with incorrect language header",
        "French intransitive verbs",
        "French irregular verbs",
        "French lemmas",
        "French terms derived from Latin",
        "French terms derived from Middle French",
        "French terms derived from Old French",
        "French terms inherited from Latin",
        "French terms inherited from Middle French",
        "French terms inherited from Old French",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French terms with audio links",
        "French terms with collocations",
        "French terms with quotations",
        "French terms with usage examples",
        "French third group verbs",
        "French verbs",
        "French verbs with conjugation -ir",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "Rhymes:French/iʁ",
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        {
          "english": "to lie to someone about something",
          "text": "mentir à quelqu’un sur quelque chose",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to lie by omission",
          "text": "mentir par omission",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to lie like a cheap rug (literally, “to lie like one breathes”)",
          "text": "mentir comme on respire",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Let's not kid ourselves: this promises to be a difficult undertaking.",
          "text": "Il ne faut pas se mentir : l’entreprise s’annonce difficile.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I promise to stop believing in things that deceive me / To no longer deny myself in my suffering",
          "ref": "2013, Zaz, Je rentre",
          "text": "Je fais la promesse de ne plus croire en ce qui me ment / Ne plus me nier dans ma souffrance",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "(intransitive) to lie (say something untrue)"
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        "intransitive"
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      "ipa": "/mɑ̃.tiʁ/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-iʁ"
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      "audio": "Fr-mentir.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e5/Fr-mentir.ogg/Fr-mentir.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Fr-mentir.ogg",
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}

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