mentira

/menˈtiɾa/

la noun A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las mentiras

Meaning

  1. lie

    • Eso es una mentira.

      That's a lie.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

embuste

mentira is the everyday, common word for "lie"; embuste implies a more elaborate, deceitful lie or trick.

Practice

1 What does mentira mean?

2 Fill the gap: Eso es una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mentira?

noun

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