fib
To lie, especially more or less inconsequentiallyTo lie, especially more or less inconsequentially.
Meaning
2 senses(informal, intransitive)To lie, especially more or less inconsequentially.
fabulieren, flunkern, schwindeln
привира́тьprivirátʹ, привра́тьprivrátʹ
tell a relatively insignificant lie
(archaic)To punch, especially a series of punches in rapid succession; to beat; to hit; to strike.
Examples
5 sentencesThat's a fib.
Це брехня. — deniko
Go tell those fibs to someone else.
deErzähl diese Schwindeleien doch jemand anders. — Tickler
To call that fabrication a fib would be a criminal understatement.
He's telling fibs again.
deEr flunkert schon wieder. — brunoalbinus
He's fibbing again.
deEr flunkert schon wieder. — brunoalbinus
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Unknown. Probably from fable; compare fible-fable (“nonsense”).Unknown. Probably from fable; compare fible-fable (“nonsense”).
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Forms
fibs, fibbing, fibbed, fibbedSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle