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Half-lie
Übersetzung von "half-lie" ins Russisch
half-lie
Substantiv
half-lie
half-lies Pl.
He told a half-lie to keep his secret.
Он прибегнул к полуправде, чтобы сохранить свою тайну.
Weitere Übersetzungen
полуложь
устар. и редк. half-lie
Verb
half-lie
half-lies
half-lied Präteritum / Partizip Perfekt
half-lying Gerundium
Rare but attested use meaning ‘to tell a half-lie’
She half-lied about where she had been.
Она лукавила о том, где была.
Weitere Übersetzungen
недоговаривать
буквально «оставлять недосказанным» half-lie
Adjektiv
half-lie
Attributive use (e.g., "a half-lie explanation")
The senator issued a half-lie statement.
Сенатор сделал полуправдивое заявление.
Definitionen
half-lie
Substantiv
A statement that is only partly true; a half-truth.
His answer was a careful half-lie intended to avoid blame.
half-lie
Verb
To state something that is only partly true; to equivocate by omission.
She half-lied about where she had been.
half-lie
Adjektiv
Describing something characterized by or involving a half-lie.
The senator issued a half-lie statement.