mentir como un bellaco in Spanish

Forms: miento como un bellaco [first-person, present, singular], mentí como un bellaco [first-person, preterite, singular], mentido como un bellaco [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Literally, “to lie like a scoundrel”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to lie like a scoundrel}} “to lie like a scoundrel”, {{lit|to lie like a scoundrel}} Literally, “to lie like a scoundrel” Head templates: {{es-verb|mentir<ie-i> como un bellaco}} mentir como un bellaco (first-person singular present miento como un bellaco, first-person singular preterite mentí como un bellaco, past participle mentido como un bellaco)

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to lie like a scoundrel"
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        "1": "to lie like a scoundrel"
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        "preterite",
        "singular"
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"mentir como un bellaco" meaning in Spanish

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