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1 fabulateur
- trice fabylatœʀ, tʀis nom masculin, féminin compulsive liar* * *fabylatœʀ, tʀis nm/f (-trice)c'est un fabulateur — he fantasizes, he makes up stories
* * *fabulateur, - trice nm,f compulsive liar. -
2 mentir
mentir [mɑ̃tiʀ]➭ TABLE 161. intransitive verb• tu mens ! you're lying!• ne me fais pas mentir ! don't prove me wrong!2. reflexive verb• se mentir à soi-même to fool o.s.* * *mɑ̃tiʀ
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verbe intransitif1) ( ne pas dire la vérité) [personne] to lie ( sur about), to tell lies ( sur about, à quelqu'un to somebody)sans mentir, le poisson était grand comme ça! — no lie, the fish was this big!; arracheur
2) ( être trompeur) to be misleading
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se mentir verbe pronominal1) ( à soi-même) to fool oneself ( sur about)2) ( l'un l'autre) to lie to one another ( sur about)* * *mɑ̃tiʀ vi* * *mentir verb table: partirA vi1 ( ne pas dire la vérité) [personne] to lie, to tell lies (sur about); mentir à qn to lie to sb, to tell sb lies; mentir par intérêt/par jeu to lie for personal gain/for fun; tu mens! you're lying!; ne mens pas! don't tell lies!; il ment lorsqu'il dit que he is lying when he says that; sans mentir, le poisson était grand comme ça! no lie, the fish was this big!;2 ( être trompeur) [publicité, statistiques, apparences] to be misleading; faire mentir des prévisions/le proverbe to give the lie to forecasts/the proverb.B se mentir vpr1 ( à soi-même) to fool oneself (sur about);2 ( l'un l'autre) to lie to one another (sur about).bon sang ne saurait mentir Prov blood will tell Prov; il ment comme il respire he's a born liar; ⇒ arracheur.[mɑ̃tir] verbe intransitif[généralement] to lie[une fois] to tell a lie[plusieurs fois] to tell liesil m'a menti he lied to me, he told me a lietu mens (effrontément)! you're lying (shamelessly)!, you're a (barefaced) liar!j'ai prédit que tu allais gagner, ne me fais pas mentir I said you'd win, don't prove me wrong ou don't make a liar out of mesans mentir, elle me l'a dit quinze fois without a word of a lie, she told me fifteen timeselle ment comme elle respire ou comme un arracheur de dents she lies through her teeth————————mentir à verbe plus préposition(littéraire) [manquer à] to belie————————se mentir verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)————————se mentir verbe pronominal -
3 mythomane
mythomane [mitɔman]adjectivemasculine noun, feminine noun* * *mitɔmanadjectif, nom masculin et féminin mythomaniac* * *mitɔman1. adj2. nm/f* * *A adj mythomaniac; être un peu mythomane to tend to embroider the facts.B nmf mythomaniac.[mitɔman] adjectif————————[mitɔman] nom masculin et féminin -
4 maladif
maladif, -ive [maladif, iv]adjectivea. [personne] sicklyb. [obsession, peur] pathological* * *- ive maladif, iv adjectif [enfant, air] sickly; [jalousie] pathological* * *maladif, iv adj (-ive)1) (personne) sicklyC'est un enfant maladif. — He's a sickly child.
2) (curiosité, besoin) pathological* * *1 [enfant, air] sickly; être d'une pâleur maladive to be unhealthily pale;2 [jalousie, timidité] pathological; être d'une jalousie maladive to be pathologically jealous; il a un besoin maladif de mentir he's a pathological liar.[constitution] weakd'une jalousie maladive pathologically ou obsessively jealouselle est d'une inquiétude maladive she's a pathological ou an obsessive worrieril adore les jeux d'argent, c'est maladif he's a compulsive gambler ou he can't stop gambling, it's like a disease (with him)
См. также в других словарях:
compulsive liar — /kəmˈpʌlsɪv laɪə/ (say kuhm pulsiv luyuh) noun 1. a person who habitually tells lies. Compare pathological liar. 2. Psychology a person who avoids the truth often by means of elaborate lies …
compulsive liar — one who tells lies due to a psychological need, one who is obsessed with lying … English contemporary dictionary
compulsive — [[t]kəmpʌ̱lsɪv[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n You use compulsive to describe people or their behaviour when they cannot stop doing something wrong, harmful, or unnecessary. ...a compulsive liar... He was a compulsive gambler and often heavily in debt.… … English dictionary
compulsive — adjective 1 compulsive behaviour is very difficult to stop or control, and is often a result of or a sign of a mental problem: Compulsive spending is often a symptom of deep unhappiness. 2 a compulsive liar/gambler/drinker etc someone who has… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
compulsive — adjective 1) a compulsive desire Syn: irresistible, uncontrollable, compelling, overwhelming, urgent; obsessive 2) compulsive eating Syn: obsessive, obsessional, addictive, uncontrollable 3) … Thesaurus of popular words
compulsive — adjective 1) a compulsive desire Syn: irresistible, uncontrollable, compelling, overwhelming 2) compulsive eating Syn: obsessive, obsessional, addictive, uncontrollable 3) a compulsive liar … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
compulsive — [kəmˈpʌlsɪv] adj 1) impossible to control a compulsive need to succeed[/ex] 2) unable to control a habit a compulsive liar[/ex] compulsively adv … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
compulsive — com|pul|sive [kəmˈpʌlsıv] adj 1.) compulsive behaviour is very difficult to stop or control, and is often a result of or a sign of a mental problem →↑obsessive compulsive gambling/overeating/spending etc ▪ Compulsive overspending in these days of … Dictionary of contemporary English
liar — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accomplished, good ▪ She s an accomplished liar they believed every word she said. ▪ bad, poor ▪ big, terrible … Collocations dictionary
compulsive — com|pul|sive [ kəm pʌlsıv ] adjective impossible to control and therefore sometimes harmful: a compulsive eating disorder His compulsive need to succeed made him unpopular with the rest of the staff. a. used about people who have a habit they… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
compulsive — UK [kəmˈpʌlsɪv] / US adjective a) impossible to control and therefore sometimes harmful His compulsive need to succeed made him unpopular with the rest of the staff. a compulsive eating disorder b) used about people who have a habit they cannot… … English dictionary
