how to pronounce mentir

/mɑ̃.tiʁ/

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mentir is pronounced in two syllables

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ɑ̃

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An example use of mentir in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… ce n'est pas mentir que de dire qu'à …”

meanings of mentir

verb:

To lie (say something untrue).

mentir frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word mentir occurs in french on average 12.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.