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lie  

EN[laɪ̯]
US
Fmensonge WMensonge
  • Le mensonge (couramment menterie au Québec,,,) est l'énoncé délibéré d'un fait contraire à la vérité,
  • Plus précisément, mentir consiste à déguiser sa pensée dans l'intention de tromper.
lie
  • NomPLlies
    1. (golf) The terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck.
      1. (medicine) The position of a fetus in the womb.
        1. An intentionally false statement; an intentional falsehood.
          1. I knew he was telling a lie by his facial expression.
        2. A statement intended to deceive, even if literally true; a half-truth.
          1. Anything that misleads or disappoints.
          2. VerbeSGliesPRlyingPT, PPliedPTlayPPlain
            1. VI To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
              1. The book lies on the table;  the snow lies on the roof;  he lies in his coffin ‎
            2. VI To be placed or situated.
              1. To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.
                1. to lie waste;  to lie fallow; to lie open;  to lie hidden;  to lie grieving;  to lie under one's displeasure;  to lie at the mercy of the waves ‎
                2. The paper does not lie smooth on the wall. ‎
              2. To be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist; used with in.
                1. (archaic) To lodge; to sleep.
                  1. To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.
                    1. (law) To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.
                      1. VI To give false information intentionally.
                        1. When Pinocchio lies, his nose grows.
                        2. If you are found to have lied in court, you could face a penalty.
                        3. While a principle-based approach might claim that lying is always morally wrong, the casuist would argue that, depending upon the details of the case, lying might or might not be illegal or unethical. The casuist might conclude that a person is wrong to lie in legal testimony under oath, but might argue that lying actually is the best moral choice if the lie saves a life.WP
                      2. VI To convey a false image or impression.
                        1. Photos often lie.
                        2. Hips don't lie.
                    2. Plus d'exemples
                      1. Utilisé au milieu de la phrase
                        • He knew that by coming out to his family he would be crossing the Rubicon but he could not live a lie anymore.
                        • Spamtard, you have been outed yet again, and bigger than anyone ever thought even a retarded lying spamming moron like you would be remotely capable of allowing!
                        • He never got promoted because he was always lying down on the job.
                      2. Utilisé au début de la phrase
                        • Lay off the singing, will you! I'm trying to study.
                        • Lying on a sofa, her skin dead-white, eyes shut, and face shielded by a raised arm, she looks exhausted and conspicuously unseductive.
                        • Lying stark, dishelmed and mute, and motionlessly pale. — Tennyson.
                      3. Utilisé dans la fin de la phrase
                        • I saw a little twitch in the man's face, and knew he was lying.

                    Meaning of lie for the defined word.

                    Grammaticalement, ce mot "lie" est un nom, plus spécifiquement, un noms dénombrable. C'est aussi un verbe, plus spécifiquement, un verbes intransitif et un verbes par type d'inflexion.
                    • Partie du discours Hiérarchie
                      1. Noms
                        • Noms Dénombrable
                        • Verbes
                          • Verbes intransitifs
                            • Verbes par type d'inflexion
                              • Verbes irréguliers
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                          Liens Connexes:
                          1. fr lie
                          2. fr lies
                          3. en lies
                          4. en lieu
                          5. fr lieu
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