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(a not very serious lie: I'd rather tell my mother a white lie than tell her the truth and upset her.) mentirinha* * *white lie[wait l'ai] n mentira inofensiva, mentirinha.————————white liementira inocente, mentira justificável. -
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«Белая ложь», святая ложь, ложь во спасение. Если ты говоришь a white lie, ты обманываешь намеренно, чтобы защитить кого-либо или избежать оскорбления чьих-либо чувств. The white lie была причиной жарких дебатов ещё в XVIII в. Строгие моралисты исповедовали ту точку зрения, что любая ложь не может быть оправдана и является порочной.Is a doctor justified in telling a white lie to a patient in order to protect him from learning that the has not long to live? — Оправдана ли ложь врача, который обманывает пациента, чтобы защитить его от знания, что ему осталось недолго жить?
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(a not very serious lie: I'd rather tell my mother a white lie than tell her the truth and upset her.) hvid løgn* * *(a not very serious lie: I'd rather tell my mother a white lie than tell her the truth and upset her.) hvid løgn -
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(a not very serious lie: I'd rather tell my mother a white lie than tell her the truth and upset her.) hvít lygi -
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(a not very serious lie: I'd rather tell my mother a white lie than tell her the truth and upset her.) ártatlan füllentés -
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beyaz yalan, zararsız yalan* * *(a not very serious lie: I'd rather tell my mother a white lie than tell her the truth and upset her.) zararsız yalan -
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(a not very serious lie: I'd rather tell my mother a white lie than tell her the truth and upset her.) nedolžna laž* * *[wáitlai]nounnedolžna laž, laž v sili -
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• hätätila• hätävalhe• hätävale• veruke• viaton valhe• tekosyy* * *(a not very serious lie: I'd rather tell my mother a white lie than tell her the truth and upset her.) hätävalhe -
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(a not very serious lie: I'd rather tell my mother a white lie than tell her the truth and upset her.) hvit løgn -
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n* * *(a not very serious lie: I'd rather tell my mother a white lie than tell her the truth and upset her.) niewinne kłamstwo -
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(a not very serious lie: I'd rather tell my mother a white lie than tell her the truth and upset her.) nevainīgi (saudzējoši) meli* * *nevainīgi meli -
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(a not very serious lie: I'd rather tell my mother a white lie than tell her the truth and upset her.) nekaltas melas -
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vit lögn (lögn som inte skadar någon)* * *(a not very serious lie: I'd rather tell my mother a white lie than tell her the truth and upset her.) vit lögn
См. также в других словарях:
White lie — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
White lie — Lie Lie (l[imac]), n. [AS. lyge; akin to D. leugen, OHG. lugi, G. l[ u]ge, lug, Icel. lygi, Dan. & Sw. l[ o]gn, Goth. liugn. See {Lie} to utter a falsehood.] 1. A falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
white lie — If you tell a white lie, you lie in order not to hurt someone s feelings … The small dictionary of idiomes
white lie — n informal a lie that you tell someone in order to protect them or avoid hurting their feelings … Dictionary of contemporary English
white lie — noun count a lie told to avoid making someone upset, not for your own advantage or in order to harm someone else … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
white lie — white′ lie′ n. a minor or harmless lie; fib … From formal English to slang
white lie — ► NOUN ▪ a harmless lie told to avoid hurting someone s feelings … English terms dictionary
white lie — n. a lie concerning a trivial matter, often one told to spare someone s feelings … English World dictionary
white lie — white lies N COUNT If you refer to an untrue statement as a white lie, you mean that it is made to avoid hurting someone s feelings or to avoid trouble, and not for an evil purpose … English dictionary
white lie — noun an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite) • Hypernyms: ↑lie, ↑prevarication * * * a minor, polite, or harmless lie; fib. * * * white lie A minor falsehood, esp one uttered for reasons of tact, etc • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
white lie — If you tell a white lie, you lie in order not to hurt someone s feelings. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you tell a white lie, you say something which is not true in order to protect someone or to avoid hurting their feelings. … … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
