lyings

[US]/ˈlaiiŋ/
[UK]/'laɪɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. non dire la verità
n. inganno

Phrases & Collocations

telling lies

dire bugie

lying down

sdraiato

Example Sentences

lying in a comatose state.

sdraiata in stato di coma.

she was lying on the floor.

Lei era sdraiata sul pavimento.

Lying and cruelty are vices.

La menzogna e la crudeltà sono dei vizi.

They are lying on a grassy lawn.

Sono sdraiati su un prato erboso.

He is lying in.

È sdraiato dentro.

Lying is a form of dishonesty.

Mentire è una forma di disonestà.

a patient lying faceup on the stretcher.

Un paziente sdraiato a faccia in su sul barella.

a lying, traitorous insurrectionist.

Un insorre sovversivo e bugiardo, traditore.

She was lying on a small settee in the parlor.

Era sdraiata su un piccolo divano nel salotto.

Take the sickle which is lying on the grindstone.

Prendi il falce che è sdraiato sul pietraio.

lying supine on the floor

sdraiato a faccia in su sul pavimento

she was lying almost abeam of us.

Era sdraiata quasi a dritta di noi.

lying cold and stiff in a coffin.

sdraiato freddo e rigido in un feretro.

he was lying face downward.

Era sdraiato a faccia in giù.

Desmond was lying mother-naked.

Desmond era sdraiato completamente nudo.

I was lying prone on a foam mattress.

Ero sdraiato a terra su un materasso in schiuma.

He's lying down on the job.

Si sta sdraiando mentre lavora.

Real-world Examples

And saying nothing is not lying, okay?

E dire niente non significa mentire, okay?

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

These will include a lying in state.

Questi includeranno una camera ardente.

Source: BBC Listening December 2021 Collection

It is quite obvious that he is lying.

È abbastanza ovvio che stia mentendo.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

So, she's just been lying to him?

Quindi, ha solo mentito a lui?

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

You lied to Big Baby and you’ve been lying ever since.

Hai mentito a Big Baby e hai continuato a mentire da allora.

Source: Toy Story 3 Selection

If you're inferring that someone is lying, you would be correct.

Se stai inferendo che qualcuno stia mentendo, saresti corretto.

Source: Out of Control Season 3

And it feels like you're lying to me.

E mi sembra che tu mi stia mentendo.

Source: Asap SCIENCE Selection

The once prosperous city is now lying in ruins.

La città un tempo prospera ora giace in rovina.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

Our boys will be lying in wait for 'em.

I nostri ragazzi li aspettano.

Source: When the Wind Blows Selected

You're lying. And I know you're lying.

Stai mentendo. E so che stai mentendo.

Source: Go blank axis version

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