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1 invent
робити винахід, винаходити; фабрикувати- invented -
2 invent
v1) винаходити; створювати2) вигадувати, придумувати4) впроваджувати, засновувати (щось)* * *[in'vent]v1) винаходити, створювати2) видумувати, придумувати3) icт. відкривати -
3 invent
[in'vent]v1) винаходити, створювати2) видумувати, придумувати3) icт. відкривати -
4 invent
[ɪn'vent]v1) винахо́дити, ство́рювати2) вига́дувати -
5 he that tells a lie must invent twenty more to maintain it
syn: one lie makes manyтой, хто каже неправду, повинен вигадати ще двадцять неправд, щоб її виправдатиEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > he that tells a lie must invent twenty more to maintain it
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6 _неправда; обман
believe every man a liar until he proves himself true the bigger the lie, the more it is believed he that tells a lie must invent twenty more to maintain it it is better to be cheated than not to trust it is better to be lied about than to lie a liar is not believed when he speaks the truth a liar is worse than a thief liars begin by imposing on others but end by deceiving themselves liars have need of good memories a lie can go around the world and back while the truth is lacing up its boots a lie stands on one leg, truth on two lies do harm only to them that tell 'em lies have short legs men are never so easily deceived as when they are plotting to deceive others one lie makes many popular opinion is the greatest lie in the world there's no liar like an old liar white lies are but ushers to the black ones you can fool some of the people all the time, all the people some of the time, but you can't fool all the people all the time you catch a thief but never a liar -
7 one lie makes many
var: one lie leads to anotherодна неправда тягне за собою іншу раз збрехав, навіки брехуном став he that tells a lie must invent twenty more to maintain itEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > one lie makes many
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Invent — In*vent , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Invented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inventing}.] [L. inventus, p. p. of invenire to come upon, to find, invent; pref. in in + venire to come, akin to E. come: cf. F. inventer. See {Come}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To come or light … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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