give the lie: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- To accuse someone directly of lying; to tell someone that they are a liar (historically often a challenge to honor).
Examples
BetaDuring the debate, he gave the lie to his opponent’s claim about the budget cuts.
During the debate, he accused his opponent directly of lying about the budget cuts.
She gave the lie to the rumor by showing proof that she was out of town that day.
She directly told the rumor was false by providing alibi evidence.
No one dared to give the lie to the mayor’s statement during the public forum.
No one challenged the mayor’s statement by accusing him of lying.
- To show, demonstrate, or prove that something is false.
Examples
BetaThe new evidence gave the lie to the defendant’s story and led to a conviction.
The new evidence proved the defendant’s story was false.
His actions gave the lie to his promises of reform.
His actions showed that his promises of reform were untrue.
The report gave the lie to earlier claims that the project was on schedule.
The report demonstrated that the earlier claims about the project schedule were false.
Examples:
- EN: If we've gained nothing else, we can at least give the lie to those rumours and make the newspapers retract their exaggerations.ES: Al menos desmentimos los rumores y la prensa se retractara.
- EN: "and practically give the lie to our talk.ES: " y prácticamente desmentimos nuestra conversación.
- EN: Really. And the shot wounds we found in his shoulder and on his back, uh, rather give the lie to your son's claim to have fired in the air.ES: Y teniendo en cuenta las heridas en el hombro y la espalda... no creo que su hijo haya disparado al aire.
- EN: To the Old World of art, Europe, where the veterans of modernism, Salvador Dali, Picasso, were still pottering around to ever less effect, Rothko's paintings seemed to give the lie to anyone accusing American culture of shallowness.ES: Para el Viejo Mundo del arte, Europa, donde los veteranos del modernismo, Salvador Dalí o Picasso, todavía andaban por ahí con cada vez menor impacto, las pinturas de Rothko parecían desmentir a todo aquél que acusara a la cultura americana de superficial.
- EN: I did not give the lieES: Yo no di la mentira.
- EN: - [Sighs] - Unless I will open my mouth in its defense, ask me to give the lie to my professions, degrade my memory, and disdain my soul.ES: A menos que yo abra la boca en su defensa, pedidme que desmienta mis creencias, degrade mis recuerdos y menosprecie mi alma.
- EN: This would give the lie to somebody who said this scene was shot exactly as the storyboards were done because you never would storyboard a moment like that.ES: Esto desmentiría a quienquiera que dijera que la escena se grabó reproduciendo fielmente el guion gráfico porque algo así nunca se habría puesto en un guion gráfico.
- EN: The fourth is the man who does not give the lie to Allah and His Prophet, because he hates falsehood and fears Allah the Mighty and Glorious, and honors the Messenger of Allah.HI: 👉 4. दावते वलीमा कुबुल न करने वाला अल्लाह और उसके रसूल का ना फरमान है।
- EN: We certainly know that some among you will give the lie to it.HI: कि तेरे वादे पर जीये हम तो जान झूठ जानाHI: तेरे वादे पर जिये हम तो ये जान झूठ जानाHI: तेरे वादे पे जए हम तो ये जान, झूट जानाHI: "तेरे वादे पे जिए हम तो ये जान झूठ जानां,
- EN: The [servant's] heart did not give the lie to what he saw (Qur'an 53:11)HI: झूठ से हारते देखा नहीं सच्चाई को
- EN: of those who give the lie to God's revelations.HI: खुदा सलामत रखे इन झुठे,
- EN: To a day of toil you give the lie.HI: झूठ पर यू रिस्ते कब तक निभाओगे,HI: लाड़ में आकर गुस्सा करते हो झूठमूठ काHI: कब तक तुमपे झूठ की चादर डाल दिया करुँगी;
- EN: Who give the lie to the day of Judgement.HI: जो रोज़ बहकते हैं,
- EN: Arising from within, they give the lie toHI: वो झूठ बोलकर खुश रहते है
- EN: And the series of icons in the sidebar may give the lie to this.HI: बरादर के दबे कुचले लोग नजात पा सके पर यह द
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