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Detailed Translations for fib from English to French

fib:

to fib verb (fibs, fibbed, fibbing)

  1. to fib (lie)
    mentir; fabuler; inventer des histoires; raconter des histoires
    • mentir verb (mens, ment, mentons, mentez, )
    • fabuler verb (fabule, fabules, fabulons, fabulez, )
  2. to fib (lie; fabricate; make up)
    mentir; conter des mensonges; faire accroire à; raconter des histoires

Conjugations for fib:

present
  1. fib
  2. fib
  3. fibs
  4. fib
  5. fib
  6. fib
simple past
  1. fibbed
  2. fibbed
  3. fibbed
  4. fibbed
  5. fibbed
  6. fibbed
present perfect
  1. have fibbed
  2. have fibbed
  3. has fibbed
  4. have fibbed
  5. have fibbed
  6. have fibbed
past continuous
  1. was fibbing
  2. were fibbing
  3. was fibbing
  4. were fibbing
  5. were fibbing
  6. were fibbing
future
  1. shall fib
  2. will fib
  3. will fib
  4. shall fib
  5. will fib
  6. will fib
continuous present
  1. am fibbing
  2. are fibbing
  3. is fibbing
  4. are fibbing
  5. are fibbing
  6. are fibbing
subjunctive
  1. be fibbed
  2. be fibbed
  3. be fibbed
  4. be fibbed
  5. be fibbed
  6. be fibbed
diverse
  1. fib!
  2. let's fib!
  3. fibbed
  4. fibbing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

fib [the ~] noun

  1. the fib (fairytale; delusion; fiction; )
    – a trivial lie 1
    la fable; le conte de fées; la fiction; l'illusion; la fabulation; l'affabulation; l'invention
  2. the fib (little lie)
    le petit mensonge

Translation Matrix for fib:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
affabulation delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story
conte de fées delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story
fable delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story fable; fairytale; legend; myth; narration; story; tale
fabulation delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story
fiction delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story fable; fabrication; fairytale; fantasy; figment of the imagination; illusion; imagination; legend; myth; narration; phantasy; pipe dream; story; tale
illusion delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story chimera; delusion; erroneous idea; fabrication; fallacy; false hopes; fantasm; fantasy; fata morgana; figment of the imagination; guise; hallucination; illusion; imagination; mirage; phantasm; phantasy; pipe dream; pretence; pretense; pretext; wrong notion
invention delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; story delusion; discovery; fata morgana; find; illusion; invention; mirage
petit mensonge fib; little lie
- story; tale; taradiddle; tarradiddle
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
conter des mensonges fabricate; fib; lie; make up
fabuler fib; lie contrive; devise; invent; make up
faire accroire à fabricate; fib; lie; make up
inventer des histoires fib; lie
mentir fabricate; fib; lie; make up
raconter des histoires fabricate; fib; lie; make up
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- tell a fib

Related Words for "fib":

  • fibs

Synonyms for "fib":


Related Definitions for "fib":

  1. a trivial lie1
    • he told a fib about eating his spinach1
  2. tell a relatively insignificant lie1

Wiktionary Translations for fib:

fib
noun
  1. a more or less inconsequential lie
fib
noun
  1. rhétorique|fr (familier, fr) bavardage utilisé pour duper ses auditeurs ou ses clients.
  2. Vessie ou petit sachet de grosse toile, de pélican ou de peau dans lequel les fumeurs mettent le tabac dont ils font usage.
  3. très familier|fr mensonge, fausse nouvelle.
  4. tromperie
  5. populaire|fr mensonge.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
fib raconter des bobards flunkern — (umgangssprachlich) nicht ganz bei der Wahrheit bleiben