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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLiar
/ˈlaɪ.ər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who tells lies or utters falsehoods with the intent to deceive.
"He was exposed as a liar when his alibi completely fell apart." - 2
Something that gives a false impression or misleads.
"Statistics can sometimes be a liar if the underlying data is flawed."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'līgere', formed from 'lēogan' (to lie) combined with the agent suffix '-ere'. Historically rooted in Proto-Germanic *leuganan, maintaining its core meaning of one who utters falsehoods across centuries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Liar" is said worldwide
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menteur
Transliteration: /mɑ̃.tœʁ/
"Il est un menteur notoire qui ne dit jamais la vérité."
Lügner
Transliteration: /ˈlyːɡnɐ/
"Niemand glaubt einem bekannten Lügner."
bugiardo
Transliteration: /buˈdʒar.do/
"Ha ammesso di essere un bugiardo."
mentiroso
Transliteration: /men.tiˈɾo.so/
"El mentiroso siempre cae antes que el cojo."
mentiroso
Transliteration: /mẽ.tiˈɾo.zu/
"Ele foi descoberto como um mentiroso."
झूठा
Transliteration: jhootha
"कोई भी उस झूठा व्यक्ति पर विश्वास नहीं करता।"
骗子
Transliteration: piàn zi
"大家都知道他是一个骗子。"
거짓말쟁이
Transliteration: geojitmaljaengi
"그는 명백한 거짓말쟁이다."
嘘つき
Transliteration: usotsuki
"嘘つきは泥棒の始まりと言います。"
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