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1 PRETENSE
• If you want a pretense to whip a dog, it is enough to say he ate up a frying pan - Была бы спина, найдется и вина (Б) -
2 simulatio
pretense, -
3 притворство
pretense* * ** * *pretense, dissimulation, sham* * *affectationassumptionfeintfeintsmake-believepretencepretendingpretensionsimulation -
4 притворство
pretense имя существительное: -
5 áltatás
pretense, pretence -
6 igény
pretense, demand, pretension, want, pretence -
7 jogcím
pretense, due, pretence, title-deed -
8 szerepjátszás
pretense, pretence -
9 fingimiento
m.1 pretense.2 feigning, play-acting, dissimulation, disguising.3 pose, dissemblance, act, show.4 affectedness.* * *1 pretence (US pretense), simulation* * *SM pretence, pretense (EEUU), feigning* * *= pretence [pretense, -USA], dissimulation, dissembling.Ex. Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.Ex. In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.Ex. The report did not directly accuse them of lying, but used more nuanced terms such as 'mendacity' and ' dissembling'.* * *= pretence [pretense, -USA], dissimulation, dissembling.Ex: Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.
Ex: In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.Ex: The report did not directly accuse them of lying, but used more nuanced terms such as 'mendacity' and ' dissembling'.* * *pretense** * *fingimiento nmpretence;su enfado es puro fingimiento he's only pretending to be angry* * *m pretense, Brpretence* * *fingimiento nm: pretense -
10 excusa
f.1 excuse (pretexto, motivo).2 apology.presentó sus excusas he apologizedpres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: excusar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: excusar.* * *1 (pretexto) excuse2 (disculpa) excuse, apology\dar excusas to make excusesofrecer sus excusas / presentar sus excusas to apologize* * *noun f.* * *SF excusepresentar sus excusas — to make one's excuses, excuse o.s.
* * *a) ( pretexto) excusepresentó sus excusas — (frml) he made his apologies
* * *= excuse, apology, false pretence, pretence [pretense, -USA].Ex. The excuse for this is to allow a clerk to easily make a title entry for it.Ex. I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight by the explosive entrance of a lecturer who, without pause for reflection or apology, set about an unfortunate student for not being at a tutorial.Ex. That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.Ex. Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.----* con la excusa de = in the name of, under the mantle of, under the flag of, under the guise of, in the guise of.* dar una excusa = give + excuse.* excusa justificada = justified excuse.* excusa muy pobre = lame excuse.* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.* excusas = alibi.* sin excusa justificada = unexcused.* * *a) ( pretexto) excusepresentó sus excusas — (frml) he made his apologies
* * *= excuse, apology, false pretence, pretence [pretense, -USA].Ex: The excuse for this is to allow a clerk to easily make a title entry for it.
Ex: I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight by the explosive entrance of a lecturer who, without pause for reflection or apology, set about an unfortunate student for not being at a tutorial.Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.Ex: Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.* con la excusa de = in the name of, under the mantle of, under the flag of, under the guise of, in the guise of.* dar una excusa = give + excuse.* excusa justificada = justified excuse.* excusa muy pobre = lame excuse.* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.* excusas = alibi.* sin excusa justificada = unexcused.* * *1 (pretexto) excuseme inventé una excusa para no ir I made up an excuse not to gopresentó sus excusas ( frml); he made his apologies* * *
Del verbo excusar: ( conjugate excusar)
excusa es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
excusa
excusar
excusa sustantivo femenino
b)
excusar ( conjugate excusar) verbo transitivo
b) ( eximir) excusa a algn de algo/hacer algo to excuse sb (from) sth/doing sth
excusarse verbo pronominal (frml)
excusa sustantivo femenino (pretexto) excuse: a ver con qué excusa viene esta vez, let's see what his excuse is this time
(disculpa) apology: eso no tiene excusa, there's no excuse for that
le presento mis excusas por llegar tan tarde, I apologize for arriving so late
excusar verbo transitivo (disculpar) to excuse
' excusa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acogerse
- desmontar
- historiada
- historiado
- inventar
- pero
- plausible
- socorrida
- socorrido
- admisible
- amañar
- burdo
- cuento
- débil
- tonto
- tragar
- verosímil
English:
apology
- cast-iron
- concoct
- excuse
- familiar
- flimsy
- lame
- paltry
- plead
- pretence
- pretense
- pretext
- serve up
- square
- water
- other
- pathetic
* * *excusa nf1. [pretexto, motivo] excuse;eso no es excusa para que se peleen that's no excuse for them to start fighting;que mintieras a tu hermano no tiene excusa there's no excuse for you lying to your brother;no busques más excusas don't keep trying to find excuses;¡nada de excusas! no excuses!2. [petición de perdón] apology;presentó sus excusas [en persona] he apologized;[a distancia] he sent his apologies* * *f1 excuse2:excusas pl apologies* * *excusa nf1) pretexto: excuse2) disculpa: apology* * *excusa n excuse -
11 pretexto
m.pretext, excuse.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pretextar.* * *1 pretext\con el pretexto de on the pretext of* * *noun m.pretext, excuse* * *SM pretextcon el pretexto de que... — on the pretext that...
so pretexto de — frm under pretext of
tomar a pretexto — frm to use as an excuse
* * *masculino pretextno vino con el pretexto de que... — he excused himself from coming, saying that...
so pretexto de — (frml) on the pretext of, under pretext of
* * *= pretence [pretense, -USA], pretext, false pretence.Ex. Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.Ex. The article is entitled 'Online research: an efficient pretext to educate engineers to inform themselves'.Ex. That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.----* con el pretexto de = under the guise of, under the flag of, in the guise of.* falso pretexto = false pretence.* pretexto muy pobre = lame excuse.* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.* * *masculino pretextno vino con el pretexto de que... — he excused himself from coming, saying that...
so pretexto de — (frml) on the pretext of, under pretext of
* * *= pretence [pretense, -USA], pretext, false pretence.Ex: Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Online research: an efficient pretext to educate engineers to inform themselves'.Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.* con el pretexto de = under the guise of, under the flag of, in the guise of.* falso pretexto = false pretence.* pretexto muy pobre = lame excuse.* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.* * *pretextvolvió con el pretexto de recoger el paraguas he went back on the pretext of getting his umbrellano hizo los deberes con el pretexto de que le dolía la cabeza he didn't do his homework, with the excuse that o saying that he had a headachesiempre que llega tarde me sale con algún pretexto every time she's late she comes out with some excuse, she always has an excuse when she arrives lateso pretexto de ( frml); on the pretext of, under pretext of* * *
Del verbo pretextar: ( conjugate pretextar)
pretexto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
pretextó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
pretextar
pretexto
pretexto sustantivo masculino
pretext;◊ volvió con el pretexto de recoger el paraguas he went back on the pretext of getting his umbrella;
siempre sale con algún pretexto she always comes out with some excuse;
bajo ningún pretexto under no circumstances
pretexto sustantivo masculino pretext, excuse
♦ Locuciones: bajo ningún pretexto, under no circumstances
' pretexto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
excusa
- so
English:
plea
- plead
- pretence
- pretense
- pretext
- story
* * *pretexto nmpretext, excuse;que nadie entre en este cuarto bajo ningún pretexto under no circumstances is anyone to enter this room;con el pretexto de que… on the pretext that…;Formalso pretexto de… on the pretext of…* * *m pretext;con (el) pretexto, a pretexto de under the pretext of* * *pretexto nmexcusa: pretext, excuse* * *pretexto n excuse -
12 disfraz
m.disguise (traje).un disfraz de bruja/gorila a witch/gorilla costume* * *► nombre masculino (pl disfraces)1 (para engañar) disguise2 (para una fiesta etc) fancy dress outfit, fancy dress costume3 figurado (simulación) simulation, pretence (US pretense)\bajo el disfraz de figurado under the guise of, under the pretence ofsin disfraz plainly* * *noun m.1) costume2) disguise* * *SM1) (=traje) [para una fiesta] fancy dress, costume (EEUU); [para engañar a algn] disguiseyo fui a la fiesta con un disfraz de pirata — I went to the party dressed as a pirate o in a pirate costume
2) (=pretexto) facade (de for)3) (Mil) camouflage* * *a) (Indum) (para jugar, fiestas) costume, fancy dress outfit (BrE); ( para engañar) disguiseun baile/fiesta de disfraces — a costume o (BrE) fancy dress ball/party
b) ( simulación) frontes un disfraz para ocultar su inseguridad — it's just a pretense o a front to hide his insecurity
* * *= fancy dress, disguise, costume.Ex. These include: matching characters with nursery rhymes; quizzes; colouring and cutting out; treasure hunts; fancy dress parades; making words of jumbled letters; and a pets' parade.Ex. The argument is also supported by psychoanalytical theory, in which beauty is worn as a disguise for not possessing a phallus.Ex. If we inform the system that MUSIC DRAMA is in fact OPERA, it should treat MUSIC DRAMA- COSTUMES as at least suspect.----* baile de disfraces = masquerade, masquerade ball.* fiesta de disfraces = costume party, fancy dress ball.* ropa de disfraz = masquerade costume, fancy dress.* * *a) (Indum) (para jugar, fiestas) costume, fancy dress outfit (BrE); ( para engañar) disguiseun baile/fiesta de disfraces — a costume o (BrE) fancy dress ball/party
b) ( simulación) frontes un disfraz para ocultar su inseguridad — it's just a pretense o a front to hide his insecurity
* * *= fancy dress, disguise, costume.Ex: These include: matching characters with nursery rhymes; quizzes; colouring and cutting out; treasure hunts; fancy dress parades; making words of jumbled letters; and a pets' parade.
Ex: The argument is also supported by psychoanalytical theory, in which beauty is worn as a disguise for not possessing a phallus.Ex: If we inform the system that MUSIC DRAMA is in fact OPERA, it should treat MUSIC DRAMA- COSTUMES as at least suspect.* baile de disfraces = masquerade, masquerade ball.* fiesta de disfraces = costume party, fancy dress ball.* ropa de disfraz = masquerade costume, fancy dress.* * *cruzó la frontera con un disfraz de mujer he crossed the border disguised as a womanun disfraz de arlequín a harlequin costumebaile/fiesta de disfraces costume o ( BrE) fancy dress ball/party2 (simulación) frontes un disfraz para ocultar su inseguridad it's just a pretense o a front to hide his insecurity* * *
disfraz sustantivo masculino
( para engañar) disguise;◊ una fiesta de disfraces a costume o (BrE) fancy dress party
disfraz sustantivo masculino
1 (para disimular) disguise: pasó la frontera con un disfraz de mujer, he crossed the border disguised as a woman
su amabilidad es el disfraz de su desprecio, his kindness is a cloak for his contempt
2 (para una fiesta) fancy dress, US costume
fiesta de disfraces, fancy dress party, US costume party
' disfraz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alquilar
- alquiler
English:
costume
- disguise
- fancy dress
- fancy
* * *disfraz nm1. [traje] disguise;[para baile, fiesta] fancy dress costume;pasó los controles con un o [m5] bajo un disfraz de soldado he got past the checkpoints disguised as a soldier;llevar un disfraz [para camuflarse] to wear a disguise;[para baile, fiesta] to wear fancy dress;un disfraz de bruja/gorila a witch/gorilla costume;un baile/una fiesta de disfraces a fancy dress ball/party2. [disimulo] front, facade* * *fancy dress* * *1) : disguise2) : costume3) : front, pretense* * *disfraz n1. (para una fiesta, carnaval) fancy dress / costume2. (para no ser reconocido) disguise -
13 falsa pretensión
f.false pretense, second intention.* * *(n.) = false pretenceEx. That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.* * *(n.) = false pretenceEx: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.
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14 simulacro
m.1 simulation.simulacro de combate mock battlesimulacro de incendio fire drill2 sham, simulacrum, pretence, pretense.3 mock battle.* * *1 sham, pretence (US pretense)* * *SM1) (=fingimiento) sham, pretence, pretense (EEUU)un simulacro de ataque — simulated attack, mock attack
simulacro de incendio — fire practice, fire drill
simulacro de salvamento — (Náut) boat drill
2) (=apariencia) semblance* * *a) ( cosa fingida)no era de verdad, sólo fue un simulacro — it wasn't for real, they (o he etc) were (o was etc) just pretending
b) ( farsa) sham* * *= simulation, modelling exercise.Ex. The author defines Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) and classifies it as follows: drill and practice (rote learning); problem solving and simulation, expert systems; and computer managed learning.Ex. The modelling exercise would indicate which model was most economic and which was most cost-effective.----* simulacro de incendio = fire drill.* simulacro de inundación = flood drill.* simulacro de siniestro = disaster exercise drill.* simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.* * *a) ( cosa fingida)no era de verdad, sólo fue un simulacro — it wasn't for real, they (o he etc) were (o was etc) just pretending
b) ( farsa) sham* * *= simulation, modelling exercise.Ex: The author defines Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) and classifies it as follows: drill and practice (rote learning); problem solving and simulation, expert systems; and computer managed learning.
Ex: The modelling exercise would indicate which model was most economic and which was most cost-effective.* simulacro de incendio = fire drill.* simulacro de inundación = flood drill.* simulacro de siniestro = disaster exercise drill.* simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.* * *estas elecciones no han sido más que un simulacro these elections have been nothing but a shamno se estaban peleando, todo fue un simulacro they weren't really fighting, it was all put onCompuestos:● simulacro de ataque/combatemock attack/battlefire drill, fire practice* * *
simulacro sustantivo masculinoa) ( cosa fingida):◊ no era de verdad, solo fue un simulacro it wasn't for real, they (o he etc) were (o was etc) just pretending
simulacro de incendio fire drill, fire practice
simulacro sustantivo masculino sham, pretence, US pretense
un simulacro de combate, a mock battle o a sham fight
simulacro de incendio, fire practice o drill
' simulacro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
simulación
English:
fire drill
- mock
- war game
- fire
* * *simulacro nmsimulationsimulacro de combate mock battle;simulacro de incendio fire drill* * *mpretence, sham2 ( simulación) simulation* * *simulacro nm: imitation, shamsimulacro de juicio: mock trial* * * -
15 bobada
f.1 foolish action, folly, foolish thing to do, silly thing.2 foolish thing to say, foolish statement.* * *1 silliness, foolishness\decir bobadas to talk nonsensehacer bobadas to act the fool* * *noun f.* * *SF silly thing, stupid thingdecir bobadas — to say silly things, talk nonsense
¡no digas bobadas! — come off it!, don't talk nonsense!
* * *deja de hacer bobadas — stop being so stupid o silly
* * *= humbug.Ex. That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.* * *deja de hacer bobadas — stop being so stupid o silly
* * *= humbug.Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.
* * *deja de hacer bobadas stop being so stupid o silly, stop acting the fooldijo muchas bobadas he said a lot of silly things, he talked a lot of nonsensedeja de decir bobadas stop talking nonsense o being silly¡qué bobada! what a silly thing to do/say!* * *
bobada sustantivo femenino ( cosa boba) silly thing;◊ deja de hacer bobadas stop being so stupid o silly;
deja de decir bobadas stop talking nonsense
bobada sustantivo femenino
1 (tontería) nonsense: estás diciendo bobadas, you're talking nonsense
2 (desacierto) mistake: fue una bobada que no te presentases al examen, you were crazy not to sit the exam
3 exclamación ¡no hagas bobadas!, don't be silly!
* * *bobada, bobería nf1. [estupidez] stupid thing;decir una bobada to say something stupid;decir bobadas to talk nonsense;hacer una bobada to do something stupid;hacer bobadas to mess about;no voy a cometer la bobada de decírselo I'm not going to be so stupid as to tell her2. [cosa sin importancia] silly little thing;se enfada por bobadas she gets angry over silly little things;no te gastes mucho, cómprale alguna bobada don't go spending a lot, just get him something little* * *f piece of nonsense* * *bobada nf: folly, nonsense -
16 camelo
m.1 hoax (noticia falsa).2 flirting.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: camelar.* * *1 familiar (galanteo) courting, flirting* * *es puro camelo — it's a pack of lies o (colloq) a load of bull
esa noticia me huele a camelo — that news sounds o smells fishy to me (colloq)
* * *= humbug, con, con trick, hoax, con job.Ex. That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.Ex. He has long argued that populist conservatism is nothing more than a con.Ex. The social contract has been the con trick by which the bosses have squeezed more and more out of the workers for themselves.Ex. This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.Ex. The global warming hoax had all the classic marks of a con job from the very beginning.* * *es puro camelo — it's a pack of lies o (colloq) a load of bull
esa noticia me huele a camelo — that news sounds o smells fishy to me (colloq)
* * *= humbug, con, con trick, hoax, con job.Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.
Ex: He has long argued that populist conservatism is nothing more than a con.Ex: The social contract has been the con trick by which the bosses have squeezed more and more out of the workers for themselves.Ex: This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.Ex: The global warming hoax had all the classic marks of a con job from the very beginning.* * *( fam)2 (mentira) lieeso que te ha contado es puro camelo what he's told you is a pack of lies o ( colloq) a load of bullesa noticia me huele a camelo that news sounds o smells fishy to me ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo camelar: ( conjugate camelar)
camelo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
cameló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
camelar
camelo
camelo sustantivo masculino (fam) ( timo) con (colloq);
( mentira) lie
camelar vtr fam (convencer, conquistar) to win over: no intentes camelarme porque no pienso comprártelo, you can't talk me into buying it
a ver si le camelo para que participe en el negocio, let's see if I can convince him to let me come in on the business
camelo sustantivo masculino familiar
1 (estafa) hoax
2 (mentira) cock-and-bull story
' camelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
camelar
English:
con
* * *camelo nmFam1. [engaño] con;esas pastillas para adelgazar son un camelo those slimming pills are a con;es puro camelo it's just humbug;nos contó un camelo para que le prestáramos dinero he told us a lie so we'd lend him money2. [noticia falsa] hoax* * *m famcon fam ; ( broma) joke;dar el camelo a alguien fam pull s.o.’s leg fam -
17 embuste
m.1 lie.2 scam, fib, take-in, ruse.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: embustir.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: embustir.* * ** * *SM1) (=mentira) lie2) pl embustes (=adornos) trinkets* * *masculino tall story, story (colloq)* * *= humbug.Ex. That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.* * *masculino tall story, story (colloq)* * *= humbug.Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.
* * *tall story, story ( colloq)* * *
embuste sustantivo masculino
tall story, story (colloq)
embuste sustantivo masculino lie, trick
' embuste' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuento
* * *embuste nmlie, fib* * *m lie* * *embuste nm1) mentira: lie, fib2) engaño: trick, hoax -
18 falso pretexto
(n.) = false pretenceEx. That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.* * *(n.) = false pretenceEx: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.
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19 mentira
intj.that's not true.f.1 lie.es mentira it's not true, it's a lieaunque parezca mentira strange as it may seemparece mentira que lo hayamos conseguido I can hardly believe we've done itparece mentira que te creas una cosa así how can you possibly believe a thing like that?¡parece mentira, las cinco y todavía no ha llegado! can you believe it, it's five o'clock and she's still hasn't arrived!de mentira pretend, falsedinero de mentira pretend moneyuna mentira como una casa a whopping great liementira piadosa white lie2 lying, falsehood, unsoundness.* * *1 lie\aunque parezca mentira strange though it may seemdecir mentiras to tell liesparece mentira it's unbelievablementira piadosa white lieuna mentira como una casa familiar a whopper* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=embuste) lie¡mentira! — it's a lie!
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de mentira, una pistola de mentira — a toy pistol•
parecer mentira, aunque parezca mentira — however incredible it seems, strange though it may seem¡parece mentira! — it's unbelievable!, I can't o don't believe it!
mentira caritativa, mentira oficiosa Cono Sur —
mentira piadosa, mentira reverenda — Cono Sur white lie
2) [en uñas] white mark ( on fingernail)3) (=errata) erratum* * *1) liementira! yo no le pegué — that's a lie, I didn't hit him!
ya lo he agarrado or pillado en una mentira en varias ocasiones — I've caught him lying to me several times
una araña de mentira or (Méx) de mentiras — (leng infantil) a toy spider
una mentira como una casa or catedral or un templo — (fam) a whopping great lie (colloq), a whopper (colloq)
2) (Esp fam) ( en la uña) white mark* * *= lie, fabrication, mendacity, fib, fibbing, untruth, false pretence, deceptiveness.Ex. Just because the facts don't support his views, he threatens, slanders, lies, obfuscates and charges ' lies, hypocrisy and cruelty'.Ex. The author looks at fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in scientific research.Ex. In light of his ongoing record of mendacity, it is puzzling why anyone would continue to take him seriously.Ex. Democracy's most acute failures tend to result from power brokers who tell big fibs about the distribution of power.Ex. When it comes to fibbing, women are far ahead of their male counterparts, a new survey has revealed.Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex. That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.Ex. In some cases, public figures are famous because of their lies; in other cases, their renown obscures the universality of deceptiveness.----* aunque parezca mentira = amazingly enough, believe it or not, incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.* de mentira = make-believe.* detector de mentiras = polygraph, lie detector.* difundir mentiras = spread + lies.* gran mentira = big fat lie.* la mentira = lying.* maraña de mentiras = web of lies, web of deception.* mentira descarada = blatant lie, bare-faced lie.* mentira gorda = big fat lie.* mentira histórica = historical fabrication.* mentira inocente = white lie.* mentira piadosa = white lie.* por muy mentira que parezca = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, strangely enough, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.* propagar mentiras = spread + lies.* trama de mentiras = tissue of lies.* una sarta de mentiras = a sackful of lies, a pack of lies.* * *1) liementira! yo no le pegué — that's a lie, I didn't hit him!
ya lo he agarrado or pillado en una mentira en varias ocasiones — I've caught him lying to me several times
una araña de mentira or (Méx) de mentiras — (leng infantil) a toy spider
una mentira como una casa or catedral or un templo — (fam) a whopping great lie (colloq), a whopper (colloq)
2) (Esp fam) ( en la uña) white mark* * *= lie, fabrication, mendacity, fib, fibbing, untruth, false pretence, deceptiveness.Ex: Just because the facts don't support his views, he threatens, slanders, lies, obfuscates and charges ' lies, hypocrisy and cruelty'.
Ex: The author looks at fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in scientific research.Ex: In light of his ongoing record of mendacity, it is puzzling why anyone would continue to take him seriously.Ex: Democracy's most acute failures tend to result from power brokers who tell big fibs about the distribution of power.Ex: When it comes to fibbing, women are far ahead of their male counterparts, a new survey has revealed.Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.Ex: In some cases, public figures are famous because of their lies; in other cases, their renown obscures the universality of deceptiveness.* aunque parezca mentira = amazingly enough, believe it or not, incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.* de mentira = make-believe.* detector de mentiras = polygraph, lie detector.* difundir mentiras = spread + lies.* gran mentira = big fat lie.* la mentira = lying.* maraña de mentiras = web of lies, web of deception.* mentira descarada = blatant lie, bare-faced lie.* mentira gorda = big fat lie.* mentira histórica = historical fabrication.* mentira inocente = white lie.* mentira piadosa = white lie.* por muy mentira que parezca = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, strangely enough, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.* propagar mentiras = spread + lies.* trama de mentiras = tissue of lies.* una sarta de mentiras = a sackful of lies, a pack of lies.* * *A lieeso es mentira that's a lie¡mentira! yo no le pegué that's a lie, I didn't hit him!estoy harto de tus mentiras I'm tired of your lying o lies¿por qué dices tantas mentiras? why do you tell so many lies?, why do you lie so much?ya lo he agarrado or cogido en una mentira en varias ocasiones he's lied to me on several occasions, I've caught him lying several timesparece mentira que a tu edad te dé por hacer esas tonterías I'm amazed at you getting up to such silly antics at your ageparece mentira que no haya venido a verme I can't believe that he hasn't been to see mellevan casados once años — ¡parece mentira! ¡cómo pasa el tiempo! they've been married eleven years — isn't it incredible! o it hardly seems possible! doesn't time fly!aunque parezca mentira tiene 50 años you may find it hard to believe but she's 50no quiero seguir viviendo en la mentira I don't want to go on living a lieuna araña de mentira or ( Méx) de mentiras ( leng infantil); a toy spiderme ha llamado tonta — ¡pero se lo dije de mentira! or ¡pero fue de mentira! he said I was stupid — I was only joking! o I didn't mean it!una mentira como una casa or catedral or un templo ( fam); a whopping great lie ( colloq), a whopper ( colloq)las mentiras tienen patas cortas truth will outCompuesto:white lieB ( fam) (en la uña) white mark* * *
Del verbo mentir: ( conjugate mentir)
mentirá es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) futuro indicativo
Multiple Entries:
mentir
mentira
mentir ( conjugate mentir) verbo intransitivo
to lie;
mentira sustantivo femenino
lie;
eso es mentira that's a lie;
¡mentira! yo no le pegué that's a lie, I didn't hit him!;
¡parece mentira! ¡cómo pasa el tiempo! isn't it incredible! doesn't time fly!;
mentira piadosa white lie;
una araña de mentira or (Méx) de mentiras (leng infantil) a toy spider;
una mentira como una casa or un templo (fam) a whopping great lie (colloq), a whopper (colloq)
mentir verbo intransitivo to lie, tell lies
miente como un bellaco, he's a real liar ➣ Ver nota en lie
mentira sustantivo femenino lie: mentira piadosa, white lie
♦ Locuciones: parecer mentira: aunque parezca mentira, strange as it may seem
parece mentira que tenga esa edad, it is incredible that he is that old
' mentira' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bola
- camelo
- decir
- descarada
- descarado
- engaño
- engendrar
- falsedad
- invención
- inventar
- novela
- oír
- pegote
- piadosa
- piadoso
- tamaña
- tamaño
- transparente
- burdo
- chiva
- coba
- cuento
- fábula
- flagrante
- grande
- macana
- mito
- parecer
- que
- rollo
- solemne
English:
barefaced
- blatant
- blatantly
- deceit
- downright
- fabrication
- fall for
- invention
- lie
- lying
- oddly
- out-and-out
- outright
- story
- transparent
- white lie
- whopper
- make
- pretend
- strangely
- white
* * *mentira nf1. [falsedad] lie;¡mentira cochina! that's a filthy lie!;siempre soy yo el que tiene que lavar los platos – ¡mentira! I'm always the one who has to wash the dishes – that's not true! o that's a lie!;es mentira it's a lie, it's not true;decir mentiras to tell lies;de mentira pretend, false;parecer mentira: aunque parezca mentira strange as it may seem;parece mentira que lo hayamos conseguido I can hardly believe we've done it;parece mentira que te creas una cosa así how can you possibly believe a thing like that?;¡parece mentira, las cinco y todavía no ha llegado! can you believe it, it's five o'clock and she still hasn't arrived!mentira piadosa white lie* * *f lie;¡parece mentira! that’s incredible!* * *mentira nf: lie* * *mentira n liede mentira pretend / toy -
20 patraña
f.fabrication, lie, hoax, take-in.* * *1 story* * *SF1) (=embuste) tall story2) (=narración confusa) rigmarole, long involved story* * *femenino tall story* * *= fabrication, humbug, charade.Ex. The author looks at fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in scientific research.Ex. That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.Ex. Political parties happily play along with this charade because it enables them to look like they care about the planet.* * *femenino tall story* * *= fabrication, humbug, charade.Ex: The author looks at fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in scientific research.
Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.Ex: Political parties happily play along with this charade because it enables them to look like they care about the planet.* * *tall story, tall tale* * *
patraña sustantivo femenino
tall story
' patraña' also found in these entries:
English:
hoax
* * *patraña nfyarn, cock-and-bull story* * *f tall story* * *patraña nf: tall tale, humbug, nonsense
См. также в других словарях:
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