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le

masculine

/mɑ̃.tœʁ/

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Translation

liar

Word origin

From the verb mentir ('to lie'), from Latin mentiri ('to lie, to deceive'), with the agent suffix -eur that turns a French verb into the person who does it.

Origin
Latin
Root
mentiri

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralmenteurs

Examples

l' , c' .

Do not listen to him, he is a liar.

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You are the worst liar I know.

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She called her brother a liar.

' .

A good liar remembers everything he has said.

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Children who tell lies always end up giving themselves away.

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This word is part of lesson 27.