English–Spanish dictionary

Spanish translation of the English word lie

English → Spanish
  
EnglishSpanish (translated indirectly)Esperanto
(tell a lie)
mentir
🔗 Tom, don’t lie to me.
(falsehood)
mentira
🔗 But, as we both know, it would be an utter lie.
(be situated; sit)
estar situado
🔗 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)
estar echado
;
yacer
🔗 Do you know what horrors lie behind that wall?
lie to
capear
tell a lie
(lie)
mentir
belie
desmentir
belie
(repudiate)
desmentir

EnglishSpanish
lie⇆ bola; ⇆ bolada; ⇆ bolear; ⇆ camote; ⇆ estar echado; ⇆ estar enterrado; ⇆ estar situado; ⇆ hallarse; ⇆ mentir; ⇆ mentira; ⇆ yacer
give the lie to⇆ dar un mentís a
lie down⇆ acostarse; ⇆ echarse
lie in ambush⇆ estar emboscado
lie in state⇆ estar de cuerpo presente; ⇆ estar expuesto en capilla ardiente
lie in wait for⇆ acechar emboscado
lie low⇆ no dejarse ver
white lie⇆ mentirilla
belie⇆ desmentir
liar⇆ mentiroso
lie‐detector⇆ detector de mentiras
lying⇆ mentir; ⇆ mentiroso