le mentí

I lied to him/her

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I lied to him/her The pronoun “le” refers to the person who was lied to. “Mentí” is the past tense of mentir, “to lie.”
SP: Le mentí a mi hermano sobre dónde estuve.
EN: I lied to my brother about where I was.

Le mentí.

I lied to them.

— Quieto, muere, resucita (1990)

Creo que se dio cuenta que le mentí.

I think he realized I lied to him.

— No se lo digas a nadie (2006)

Le mentí a mi novio sobre mi edad.

I lied to my boyfriend about my age.

Mire, no le mentí.

Look, I didn't lie to you.

— Psicosis (1960)

Yo le mentí a Tom.

I lied to Tom.

Le mentí a mi novia sobre mi edad.

I lied to my girlfriend about my age.

Además de eso, yo le mentí ayer a una amiga.

On top of that, I lied to a friend yesterday.

— Diarios de motocicleta (2004)

Tom sabe que le mentí.

Tom knows I lied to him.

No le mentí a Tom.

I didn't lie to Tom.