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mint
to lie (present tense: I lie / they lie) /mint/
verb#1718 most common
Also: to tell a lie, to deceive, to be untruthful
Example sentences
Eu nu mint niciodată.
I never lie.
Ei mint des ca să scape de probleme.
They often lie to get out of trouble.
Când mint, mă simt vinovat.
When I lie, I feel guilty.
Politicienii aceștia mint fără rușine în fața camerelor.
These politicians lie shamelessly in front of the cameras.
Deși pretind că sunt sinceri, în realitate mint cu o ușurință alarmantă.
Although they claim to be honest, in reality they lie with alarming ease.
Cei care mint sistematic ajung, până la urmă, să nu mai poată distinge adevărul de propriile lor minciuni.
Those who lie systematically end up, in the end, unable to tell the truth apart from their own lies.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | mint | minții | voi minți |
| 2sg | minți | mințiși | vei minți |
| 3sg | minte | minți | va minți |
| 1pl | mințim | mințirăm | vom minți |
| 2pl | mințiți | mințirăți | veți minți |
| 3pl | mint | mințiră | vor minți |
Word family
a mințito lie (infinitive)
minciunăa liemincinoslying, liara dezmințito deny, to refute
dezmințiredenial, refutation
Etymology
Romanian "minți" comes from Latin "mentiri", meaning to lie. Latin scholars connect "mentiri" to "mens", meaning mind, on the idea that a lie is something invented in the mind. The form "mint" is simply the first person singular and third person plural of the present tense.
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