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Detailed Translations for lie from English to German

lie:

to lie verb (lies, lay, lying)

  1. to lie (fib)
    – tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive 1
    lügen; schwindeln
    • lügen verb (lüge, lügst, lügt, log, logt, gelogen)
    • schwindeln verb (schwindele, schwindelst, schwindelt, schwindelte, schwindeltet, geschwindelt)
  2. to lie (cheat; dodge)
    – tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive 1
    beschwindeln; bemogeln; übertölpeln
    • beschwindeln verb (beschwindele, beschwindelst, beschwindelt, beschwindelte, beschwindeltet, beschwindelt)
    • bemogeln verb (bemogele, bemogelst, bemogelt, bemogelte, bemogeltet, bemogelt)
  3. to lie (fabricate; fib; make up)
    – tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive 1
    lügen; beschwindeln; schwindeln; erfinden; erdichten; ersinnen; fabulieren
    • lügen verb (lüge, lügst, lügt, log, logt, gelogen)
    • beschwindeln verb (beschwindele, beschwindelst, beschwindelt, beschwindelte, beschwindeltet, beschwindelt)
    • schwindeln verb (schwindele, schwindelst, schwindelt, schwindelte, schwindeltet, geschwindelt)
    • erfinden verb (erfinde, erfindest, erfindet, erfand, erfandet, erfunden)
    • erdichten verb (erdichte, erdichtest, erdichtet, erdichtete, erdichtetet, erdichtet)
    • ersinnen verb
    • fabulieren verb (fabuliere, fabulierst, fabuliert, fabulierte, fabuliertet, fabuliert)
  4. to lie (be situated)
    – be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position 1
    liegen
    • liegen verb (liege, liegst, liegt, liegte, liegtet, geliegen)

Conjugations for lie:

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

lie [the ~] noun

  1. the lie (deceit; deception; falsehood; )
    – a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth 1
    die Lüge; die Unwahrkeit; die Schummelei; die Schwindelei; die Täuschung; die Gaukelei; die Irreführung

Translation Matrix for lie:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Gaukelei cheating; deceit; deception; falsehood; fooling; lie; untruth con; conjuring; conjuring trick; deceit; deception; enchantment; falseness; falsity; fraud; frauds; hocus-pocus; illegitimacy; juggling; magic; magic power; magic spell; magic trick; piece of jugglery; sorcery; spuriousness; swindle; witchcraft
Irreführung cheating; deceit; deception; falsehood; fooling; lie; untruth cheating; con; deceit; deception; deceptions; double-cross; falseness; falsity; fraud; frauds; illegitimacy; spuriousness; swindle; swindling; trickery
Lüge cheating; deceit; deception; falsehood; fooling; lie; untruth fibbing
Schummelei cheating; deceit; deception; falsehood; fooling; lie; untruth bungling; deceit; falseness; falsity; fiddling; illegitimacy; messing; spuriousness; tampering
Schwindelei cheating; deceit; deception; falsehood; fooling; lie; untruth bungling; cheating; con; deceit; deception; diddle; double-cross; falseness; falsity; fibbing; fraud; frauds; illegitimacy; mess; messing; skulduggery; skullduggery; spuriousness; swindle; swindling; tampering; varnishing
Täuschung cheating; deceit; deception; falsehood; fooling; lie; untruth camouflage; cheating; chimera; deceit; deception; delusion; double-cross; erroneous idea; fallacy; false hopes; falseness; falsity; fantasm; fantasy; figment of the imagination; fraud; illegitimacy; illusion; joke; mirage; phantasm; phantasy; spuriousness; swindling; trickery; wrong notion
Unwahrkeit cheating; deceit; deception; falsehood; fooling; lie; untruth
- prevarication
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bemogeln cheat; dodge; lie cheat; con; deceive; gull; spoof; swindle; trick
beschwindeln cheat; dodge; fabricate; fib; lie; make up cheat; con; deceive; diddle; fool; gull; hoodwink; spoof; swindle; trick; woodwink
erdichten fabricate; fib; lie; make up contrive; devise; do as if; feign; invent; make up; pretend; simulate
erfinden fabricate; fib; lie; make up conceptualise; conceptualize; construct; contemplate; contrive; create; design; develop; devise; do as if; evolve; feign; invent; make; make up; manufacture; meditate on; muse on; ponder on; prepare; pretend; reflect on; simulate
ersinnen fabricate; fib; lie; make up contemplate; contrive; devise; invent; make up; meditate on; muse on; ponder on; reflect on
fabulieren fabricate; fib; lie; make up
liegen be situated; lie
lügen fabricate; fib; lie; make up
schwindeln fabricate; fib; lie; make up confuse; get dizzy; make dizzy; pilot through
übertölpeln cheat; dodge; lie
- consist; dwell; lie down; lie in; rest

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Related Definitions for "lie":

  1. a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth1
  2. position or manner in which something is situated1
  3. tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive1
    • Don't lie to your parents1
    • She lied when she told me she was only 291
  4. be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position1
    • The sick man lay in bed all day1
    • the books are lying on the shelf1
  5. assume a reclining position1
  6. originate (in)1
  7. be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position1
  8. have a place in relation to something else1
    • The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West1
    • The responsibility rests with the Allies1
  9. be and remain in a particular state or condition1
    • lie dormant1

Wiktionary Translations for lie:

lie
verb
  1. tell an intentional untruth
  2. be situated
  3. be in horizontal position
noun
  1. intentionally false statement
  2. position of fetus
lie
verb
  1. vorsätzlich nicht die Wahrheit sagen
  1. eine als angenehm empfundene Position eines Objektes zu einem anderen
  2. eine mehr oder weniger horizontal ausgerichtete Lage einnehmen
noun
  1. falsche Aussage, mit der andere bewusst täuschen werden sollen

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
lie lügen liegen — met opzet feiten vertellen die niet de waarheid zijn maar wel als dusdanig worden gepresenteerd
lie Lüge leugen — een mededeling die niet waar is met de bedoeling om anderen te misleiden
lie liegen gésirétendre, couché.
lie Lüge; Notlüge mensonge — Propos contraire à la vérité
lie flunkern; lügen; belügen mentir — Sens intransitif
lie ausruhen; erholen reposer — Être en état de repos, de tranquillité.

Lie:


Translation Matrix for Lie:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- Trygve Halvden Lie; Trygve Lie

Related Definitions for "Lie":

  1. Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)1

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