mentira

Noun

mentira f (plural mentires)

1. lie (intentionally false statement)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑ̃.ti.ʁa/

Verb

mentira

1. third-person singular simple future of mentir

Anagrams

• marient, martien, Martien, Martine, minaret, termina

Noun

mentira

1. lie

Etymology

From Old Portuguese mentira, from mentir (“to lie”), from Latin mentiri, present active infinitive of mentior, denominal verb from mēns, mentis (“mind”) in which the meaning "to lie" stems from a semantic shift "to be inventive, have second thoughts" > "to lie, conjure up", from Proto-Indo-European *méntis (“thought”), from *men- (“to think”) +‎ *-tis.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mẽ.ˈti.ɾɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mẽ.ˈt͡ʃi.ɾɐ/, /mĩ.ˈt͡ʃi.ɾɐ/
  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /mĩ.ˈti.ɾɐ/
• Hyphenation: men‧ti‧ra

Noun

mentira f (plural mentiras)

1. lie (intentionally untrue statement)

Interjection

mentira

1. (informal) I mean (used to correct a piece of information)

   Eu comprei trinta... mentira, vinte, tomates.

   I bought thirty... I mean, twenty, tomatoes.

Verb

mentira

1. first-person singular (eu) pluperfect indicative of mentir
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) pluperfect indicative of mentir

Etymology

From mentir (“to lie”).

Noun

mentira f (plural mentiras)

1. lie, trick, falsity

   Parecía mentira que su cuerpo fuera tan hermoso.

   It was unbelievable how beautiful her body was.