liar
Someone who tells a lieSomeone who tells a lie; especially, a person who frequently lies.
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» You said I was a liar.
Du sagtest, dass ich ein Lügner sei. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Du sagtest, dass ich eine Lügnerin sei. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ты сказал, что я лгунья. — odexed
Ты сказал, что я лжец. — odexed
Ти сказав, що я брехун. — Lumo
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesSomeone who tells a lie; especially, a person who frequently lies.
Lügner, Lügnerin
лгунlgun, лгу́ньяlgúnʹja, лжецlžec
бреху́нbrexún, бреху́хаbrexúxa, бреху́нкаbrexúnka
a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
(obsolete)A swabber responsible for cleaning the outside parts of the ship rather than the cabins, a role traditionally assigned to a person caught telling a lie the previous week.
Examples
438 sentencesYou said I was a liar.
Ти сказав, що я брехун. — Lumo
ruТы сказал, что я лгунья. — odexed
deDu sagtest, dass ich ein Lügner sei. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Everybody knows that you're a liar.
Всі знають, що ти брехун. — deniko
Everyone knows that you're a liar.
Всі знають, що ти брехун. — deniko
I know Tom is a liar.
Я знаю, що Том брехун. — deniko
ruЯ знаю, что Том — обманщик. — marafon
He accused me of being a liar.
Він звинуватив мене в брехні. — deniko
ruОн обвинил меня в том, что я лгун. — marafon
deEr bezichtigte mich, ein Lügner zu sein. — Sudajaengi
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English lier, liere, lyere, liȝer, lieȝer, legher, from Old EnglishInherited from Middle English lier, liere, lyere, liȝer, lieȝer, legher, from Old English lēgere, lēogere (“liar, false witness, hypocrite”), from Proto-West Germanic *leugārī, from Proto-Germanic *leugārijaz (“liar”), from *leuganą (“to lie”) + *-ārijaz, equivalent to lie + -ar. More at lie.
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Forms
plural: liarsSynonyms
13 synonyms- a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly:prevaricator
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- is a liar
- very good liar
- a good liar
- good liar
- a pathological liar
- pathological liar
- better liar than
- better better liar
- bad liar
- being a liar
- a bad liar
- not a liar
See also
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