Significado
lie, falsehood, fib
Em uma frase
Questa storia è una menzogna, lo sai.
This story is a lie, you know.
Hai detto una menzogna ieri sera?
Did you tell a lie last night?
Non voglio più ascoltare le tue menzogne.
I don't want to hear your lies anymore.
Formas da palavra (2)
| Palavra | Formas da palavra |
|---|---|
| menzogna | feminine · singular |
| menzogne | feminine · plural |
Notas de uso
- More formal and literary than bugia. In everyday speech, Italians often say bugia, especially for small or casual lies.
- Common with dire: dire una menzogna is standard. Also frequent in plural: menzogne for repeated or serious false statements.
- Use with articles normally: una menzogna, la menzogna. Don’t confuse it with menziona, a verb form from menzionare.