mentirle a

lie to

→ mentir
phrase Common #8,007
lie to Used with the person being lied to. The indirect object pronoun le changes to match the person or people being deceived.
SP: No quiero mentirle a mi hermana.
EN: I don't want to lie to my sister.

Ella tiene que mentirle a su familia acerca de su novio.

She has to lie to her family about her boyfriend.

Tuve que mentirle a Tom.

I had to lie to Tom.

Yo no voy a mentirle a mi hijo.

I'm not going to lie to my son.

— Tropa de élite 2 (2010)

Hiciste mal en mentirle a tu mejor amiga sobre eso.

You were wrong to lie to your best friend about that.

Mire, no voy a mentirle a un mentiroso.

Look, I'm not going to lie to a liar.

— Hunting Season (2025)

No solo puedo mentirle a Tom.

I can't just lie to Tom.

Tuve que mentirle a mis padres.

I had to lie to my parents.

No tengo necesidad de mentirle a Tom.

I have no need to lie to Tom.

Llegó hasta a mentirle a su mejor amigo con tal de no ir.

He even lied to his best friend to avoid going.