liar
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liar
a person who does not tell the truth; falsifier, perjurer, prevaricator: a dirty, rotten liar
Not to be confused with:
lyre – a stringed musical instrument
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li·ar
(lī′ər)n.
One that tells lies.
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liar
(ˈlaɪə)n
a person who has lied or lies repeatedly
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li•ar
(ˈlaɪ ər)n.
a person who tells lies.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true false witness, perjurer - a person who deliberately gives false testimony |
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liar
noun falsifier, storyteller (informal), perjurer, fibber, fabricator, prevaricator He was a liar and a cheat.
Quotations
"A liar should have a good memory" [Quintilian Institutio Oratoria]
"A liar should have a good memory" [Quintilian Institutio Oratoria]
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liar
nounOne who tells lies:
Informal: storyteller.
Law: perjurer.
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Translations
كَذّابكَذَّابٌ
lhář-ka
løgnerløgnhals
valehtelija
lažljivaclažov
hazug
lygari
嘘つき
거짓말쟁이
melagis
kłamcałgarz
klamár
lažnivec
lögnare
คนโกหก
kẻ nói dối
liar
[ˈlaɪəʳ] N → mentiroso/a m/f, embustero/a m/fliar! → ¡mentira!
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
liar
[ˈlaɪər] n → menteur/euse m/fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
liar
n → Lügner(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
liar
[ˈlaɪəʳ] n → bugiardo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
lie1
(lai) noun a false statement made with the intention of deceiving. It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.
verb – present participle ˈlying: past tense, past participle lied – to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving. There's no point in asking her – she'll just lie about it.
liar (ˈlaiə) noun a person who tells lies, especially as a habit. You can't trust what she says – she's such a liar.
see also lay1.
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liar
→ كَذَّابٌ lhář løgner Lügner ψεύτης mentiroso valehtelija menteur lažljivac bugiardo 嘘つき 거짓말쟁이 leugenaar løgner kłamca mentiroso лжец lögnare คนโกหก yalancı kẻ nói dối 说谎者Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
liar
n., a. embustero-a, mentiroso-a.
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