estava mentindo

was lying

→ estar
phrase Common #7,519
was lying Past progressive form of "mentir". Used to say someone was not telling the truth.
PO: Ele estava mentindo sobre onde esteve ontem.
EN: He was lying about where he was yesterday.

Tom não sabia que Mary estava mentindo.

Tom didn't know that Mary was lying.

Eu não acho que Tom estava mentindo.

I don't think Tom was lying.

Eu não estava mentindo quando disse que amava vocês.

I wasn't lying when I said I loved you all.

Tom estava mentindo para nós.

Tom was lying to us.

Eu sabia que Tom estava mentindo.

I knew Tom was lying.

Eu não sabia que o Tom estava mentindo.

I didn't know Tom was lying.

Eu estava mentindo.

I was lying.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Eu acho que Tom estava mentindo para mim.

I think Tom was lying to me.

Como você sabia que eu estava mentindo?

How did you know I was lying?

Eu sabia que ele estava mentindo.

I knew he was lying.

Tom não tinha motivo para suspeitar que Mary estava mentindo.

Tom had no reason to suspect that Mary was lying.

Tom percebeu que Maria estava mentindo.

Tom realized that Maria was lying.

Eu nunca disse que você estava mentindo.

I never said you were lying.

Parece que não estava mentindo.

It seems he wasn't lying.

— A Batalha dos 3 Reinos (2008)

Eu não estava mentindo.

I wasn't lying.

Tom estava mentindo.

Tom was lying.

O Tom estava mentindo para você sobre isso.

Tom was lying to you about that.

Ele não estava mentindo sobre Marco.

He wasn't lying about Marco.

— Duro de Matar (1988)

Tom não percebeu que Maria estava mentindo.

Tom didn't realize that Maria was lying.

Ela estava mentindo o tempo todo.

She was lying the whole time.

Eu não disse que você estava mentindo.

I didn't say you were lying.

Tom pensou que eu estava mentindo.

Tom thought I was lying.

Tom sabia que Mary estava mentindo para ele.

Tom knew that Mary was lying to him.

Tom começou a perceber que Maria estava mentindo.

Tom began to realize that Maria was lying.

Eu sabia desde o início que ele estava mentindo.

I knew from the start that he was lying.

Não estava mentindo.

I wasn't lying.

— Psicose (1960)

Eu estava mentindo o tempo todo.

I was lying the whole time.

Estava mentindo totalmente lá atrás.

I was lying the whole time back then.

— O Tao de Steve (2000)

Todos sabiam que Tom estava mentindo.

Everyone knew Tom was lying.

Sim, mas acabei de admitir que estava mentindo.

Yes, but I just admitted that I was lying.

— O Tao de Steve (2000)

Não sabia que o Tom estava mentindo.

I didn't know Tom was lying.

Você acha que Tom estava mentindo?

Do you think Tom was lying?

Eu sei que você não estava mentindo.

I know you weren't lying.

Kongming, você não estava mentindo afinal!

Kongming, you weren't lying after all!

— A Batalha dos 3 Reinos (2008)

Ela estava mentindo para você o tempo todo.

She was lying to you the whole time.

Eu não estava mentindo quando disse que amava a senhora.

I wasn't lying when I said I loved you.

Eu não sabia que Tom estava mentindo para mim.

I didn't know Tom was lying to me.

Tom estava mentindo para mim.

Tom was lying to me.

Não disse que você estava mentindo.

I didn't say you were lying.

Tom sabia que Mary estava mentindo.

Tom knew Mary was lying.

Eu estava mentindo para você o tempo todo.

I was lying to you the whole time.

Ela viu claro que ele estava mentindo.

She could clearly see that he was lying.

Tom me disse que Mary estava mentindo.

Tom told me that Mary was lying.

Eu sabia que ele estava mentindo pra mim.

I knew he was lying to me.

— Agente Zeta (2026)

Tom tinha certeza de que Maria estava mentindo.

Tom was certain that Maria was lying.

Minha mãe sabia que eu estava mentindo.

My mother knew I was lying.

Estava claro que ele estava mentindo.

It was clear that he was lying.

Tom sabia que Maria estava mentindo.

Tom knew that Maria was lying.