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era mentira

was a lie

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was a lie Used when something said or believed was not true.
PO: Ele disse que tinha ganhado na loteria, mas era mentira.
EN: He said he had won the lottery, but it was a lie.

O Tom sabia que era mentira.

Tom knew it was a lie.

Era mentira?

Was it a lie?

— Broker - Uma Nova Chance (2022)

A história dele também era mentira.

His story was a lie too.

— Rashomon (1950)

Mais tarde, Tom descobriu o que Mary tinha lhe dito era mentira.

Later, Tom discovered that what Mary had told him was a lie.

Ele disse que ele tinha conhecido ela, o que era mentira.

He said he had met her, which was a lie.

Eu sabia que era mentira.

I knew it was a lie.

Tom disse que estava doente, mas isso era mentira.

Tom said he was sick, but that was a lie.

Não era mentira.

It wasn't a lie.

Achei que era mentira.

I thought it was a lie.

— Pecadores (2025)

Era mentira.

That was a lie.

Tom disse estar doente, mas isso era mentira.

Tom said he was sick, but that was a lie.

Mais tarde, Tom descobriu o que Mary lhe disse era mentira.

Later, Tom discovered that what Mary had told him was a lie.

Isso era mentira.

That was a lie.