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estaría mintiendo

I would be lying

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phrase Rare #46,083
I would be lying Used to say that claiming something would be untruthful, often in a conditional sentence with si.
SP: Estaría mintiendo si dijera que no me gusta.
EN: I would be lying if I said I didn't like it.

Estaría mintiendo si dijera que no he pensado en hacerlo.

I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t thought about doing it.

Te podría decir que te amo, pero estaría mintiendo.

I could tell you I love you, but I’d be lying.

Podría decirte que te quiero, pero estaría mintiendo.

I could tell you that I love you, but I’d be lying.

Si le dijera que este pianista nunca existió, no estaría mintiendo.

If I told you that this pianist never existed, I wouldn't be lying.

— La leyenda del pianista en el océano (1998)