avoir menti

to have lied

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phrase Common #3,301
to have lied The past infinitive of mentir, used to refer to a lie that happened earlier, often after verbs or expressions such as pouvoir, devoir, reconnaître, or pourquoi.
FR: Il regrette d’avoir menti à ses parents.
EN: He regrets having lied to his parents.

Ils ont admis m'avoir menti.

They admitted to lying to me.

Pourquoi lui avoir menti?

Why did you lie to him/her?

— Night Watch (2004)

Nancy ne peut pas avoir menti.

Nancy can't have lied.

À propos de cela, Tom pourrait avoir menti.

Tom may have lied about that.

Je suis vraiment désolée d'avoir menti.

I'm really sorry for lying.

Il m'a maudit de lui avoir menti.

He cursed me for having lied to him.

Il a été puni pour avoir menti.

He was punished for lying.

Mais vous ne devriez pas leur avoir menti.

But you shouldn't have lied to them.

— Sacrifices of War (2011)

Pourquoi avoir menti?

Why did you lie?

— Épouses et Concubines (1991)

Désolée d'avoir menti à propos du bébé.

I'm sorry I lied about the baby.

— La Femme de ménage (2025)

Elle a été accusée d'avoir menti.

She was accused of lying.

Elles ont admis m'avoir menti.

They admitted to having lied to me.

Elle l'a accusé de lui avoir menti.

She accused him of lying to her.

Il l'accusa de lui avoir menti.

He accused her of lying to him.

Pourquoi m'avoir menti?

Why did you lie to me?

— Tout sur ma mère (1999)

Ils nient avoir menti.

They deny lying.

On lui a reproché d'avoir menti à propos de cette histoire.

He was criticized for lying about this story.

Elle fut accusée d'avoir menti sur l'affaire.

She was accused of lying about the matter.

Je te prie de m'excuser d'avoir menti.

I’m sorry for lying to you.

Harry a honte d'avoir menti à Sally.

Harry is ashamed of having lied to Sally.