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de mentira(
deh
mehn
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tee
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rah
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (not real)
a. toy
Solo uno de los empleados del banco se dio cuenta de que el atracador les estaba amenazando con una pistola de mentira.Only one of the bank employees realized that the robber was threatening them with a toy gun.
b. false
Yo tengo la impresión de que la felicidad de esa gente que sale en la prensa del corazón es una felicidad de mentira.I have the feeling that the happiness of those people who appear in gossip magazines is a false happiness.
c. fake
Aunque parece muy real, es un bigote de mentira.Although it looks very real, it's a fake mustache.
d. pretend
Todo el mundo sabe que al Monopoly se juega con dinero de mentira. - Pues yo no lo sabía.Everyone knows you play Monopoly with pretend money. - Well, I didn't.
2. (jokingly)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¿Tú te creíste lo que dijo Carlos? Pues a mí me parece que lo estaba diciendo de mentira.Did you believe what Carlos said? Well, I think he was joking.
Tú dices que me estabas pegando de mentira, pero me hiciste daño.You say you weren't hitting me for real, but you hurt me.
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