English–French dictionary

French translation of the English word lie

English → French
  
EnglishFrench (translated indirectly)Esperanto
(tell a lie)
mentir
🔗 Tom, don’t lie to me.
(falsehood)
mensonge
🔗 But, as we both know, it would be an utter lie.
(be situated; sit)
être situé
🔗 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.
(recline)
être couché
🔗 Do you know what horrors lie behind that wall?
se coucher
;
s’étendre
🔗 They told me to lie down, and then they raped me.
tell a lie
(lie)
mentir
menteur

EnglishFrench
belie⇆ démentir
lie abed⇆ rester couché
lie in ambush⇆ se tenir en embuscade