What does 'alguien que no dice la verdad' mean?

Question

This is one of my questions that I need help on. I can't find a Spanish dictionary so I wanted to use a translator and that just isnt working for me right now as you can see. So if you can be of help that would be great

Someone who does'nt tell the truth. we call them politicans in the UK. - kenwilliams, Sep 3, 2009

Typo should read politicians - kenwilliams, Sep 3, 2009

Answer 1

Using the translator on this site, I got

Someone who does not speak the truth.

Also known as a liar. - Nathaniel, Sep 3, 2009

Answer 2

Got a kick out of the preface, "I can't find a Spanish dictionary" while on this site

No so fast. Try finding liar in our dictionary. It gives the Spanish verb liar; but not liar as in mentiroso. - 0074b507, Sep 3, 2009

But the question was not "I cannot find xxxx in a dictionary" but that they "can't find a dictionary" - YeOleImposter, Sep 9, 2009

Answer 3

Try finding liar in our dictionary. It gives the Spanish verb liar; but not liar as in mentiroso.

Very odd. If I simply double-click on "liar", I get "mentiroso" as a translation but if I follow the link to the dictionary entry I only see the verb "liar".

Answer 4

Hi colmandn

What you are describing is a mentiroso (or mentirosa if the person is female) i.e. a liar.

Answer 5

That translator did a good job: Someone who doesn't speak/tell the truth