English–Esperanto dictionary

Esperanto translation of the English word lie‐detector

English	Esperanto
lie (tell a lie)	mensogi
🔗 Tom, don’t lie to me.
lie (falsehood)	mensogo ( malveraĵo ; malvero )
🔗 But, as we both know, it would be an utter lie.
lie (be situated; sit)	situi
🔗 As its name suggests, the country lies at the very heart of the African continent, away from major trade routes and population centres, and very far indeed from public attention.
lie (recline)	kuŝi
🔗 Do you know what horrors lie behind that wall?

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