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je mentais

I was lying

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I was lying First-person singular imperfect of mentir, meaning that the speaker was being untruthful or was telling a lie.
FR: Je mentais pour ne pas lui faire de peine.
EN: I was lying so I wouldn’t hurt her feelings.

Je mentais constamment à ma femme.

I constantly lied to my wife.

Je mentais là derrière.

I was lying back there.

— Le Tao de Steve (2000)

Et si je mentais ?

What if I were lying?

— The Mermaid (2016)

Je mentais.

I was lying.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Je vous assure, je mentais.

I assure you, I was lying.

— Secret Sunshine (2007)

Oui, mais je viens d'avouer que je mentais.

Yes, but I just admitted that I was lying.

— Le Tao de Steve (2000)