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Half-lie
Translation of "half-lie" into Russian
half-lie
Noun
half-lie
half-lies pl
He told a half-lie to keep his secret.
Он прибегнул к полуправде, чтобы сохранить свою тайну.
Additional translations
полуложь
устар. и редк. half-lie
Verb
half-lie
half-lies
half-lied Past Simple / Past Participle
half-lying Gerund
Rare but attested use meaning ‘to tell a half-lie’
She half-lied about where she had been.
Она лукавила о том, где была.
Additional translations
недоговаривать
буквально «оставлять недосказанным» half-lie
Adjective
half-lie
Attributive use (e.g., "a half-lie explanation")
The senator issued a half-lie statement.
Сенатор сделал полуправдивое заявление.
Definitions
half-lie
Noun
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
Adjective
Describing something characterized by or involving a half-lie.
The senator issued a half-lie statement.