"mentira" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /menˈtiɾa/, [mẽn̪ˈt̪i.ɾa] Forms: mentiras [plural]
Rhymes: -iɾa Etymology: From mentir (“to lie”). Etymology templates: {{m|es|mentir||to lie}} mentir (“to lie”) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} mentira f (plural mentiras)
  1. lie, trick, falsity Tags: feminine Derived forms: de mentira, mentira piadosa, parece mentira Related terms: mentir [verb], mentiroso, embuste [masculine], patraña [feminine], trufa [feminine]
    Sense id: en-mentira-es-noun-VTXoAe6r Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mentira meaning in Spanish (1.3kB)

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          "english": "It was unbelievable how beautiful her body was.",
          "text": "Parecía mentira que su cuerpo fuera tan hermoso.",
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            "feminine"
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    },
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    },
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    }
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "patraña"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "ipa": "/menˈtiɾa/"
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