liar [ˈlaɪəʳ]
liar [ˈlaɪə(r)]
sustantivo
1mentiroso(a) (sustantivo masculino o femenino)
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liar [laiar]
sustantivo
1Embustero, mentiroso, el que dice una mentira.
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liar
transitive verb
1to tie up (atar)
2to roll (cigarrillo)
3(envolver)
- liar algo en -> to wrap something up in (papel)
4(involucrar)
- liar a alguien (en) -> to get somebody mixed up (in)
5to confuse (complicar)
- ¡ya me has liado! -> now you've really got me confused!
- su declaración no hizo más que liar el tema -> his statement only complicated o confused matters
6(informal)
- liarla -> to mess things up (meter la pata) (peninsular Spanish)
- ¡ya la hemos liado!, ¿por qué la invitaste? -> you've really gone and done it now, why did you invite her?
liarse
pronomial verb1to get muddled up (enredarse)
- me lié y tardé tres horas en terminar -> I got muddled o confused and took three hours to finish
2to begin, to start (empezar) (peninsular Spanish)
- liarse a hacer algo -> to start o begin doing something
- se liaron a puñetazos -> they set about one another
3to get involved (informal) (sentimentalmente) (peninsular Spanish)(con with), to have an affair (con with)
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liar [le-ar’]
article & verb transitive
1To tie (atar), to bind, to fagot.
verb reflexive
2To contract an alliance.
3To get tied up.
4To get involved.
5To get involved (amantes) Estar liado con, to live with.
liar
verbo:transitivo
1 [+fardos, paquetes] (atar) to tie up; (envolver) to wrap (up)
lía este paquete con una cuerda tie up this parcel with some string
3 (confundir) to confuse
me liaron con tantas explicaciones they confused me with all their explanations; ¡no me líes! (no me confundas) don't confuse me!; (no me metas en problemas) don't get me into trouble!
verbo:pronominal
liarse1 (confundirse) to get muddled up
explícalo mejor, que ya te has vuelto a liar explain it a bit better, you've got all muddled up again
2 (familiar) (sentimentalmente)
liarse con algn to have an affair with sb; get involved with sb; se ha liado con su jefe she's having an affair with her boss
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Verb Conjugation for "liar"
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | lío | lie | liaba | liaré | líe |
| Tú | lías | liaste | liabas | liarás | líes |
| Ella/Él/Usted | lía | lio | liaba | liará | líe |
| Nosotros | liamos | liamos | liábamos | liaremos | liemos |
| Vosotros | liais | liasteis | liabais | liaréis | lieis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | lían | liaron | liaban | liarán | líen |
