mentirle

to lie to him, to lie to her, to lie to you (formal)

→ mentir
mentir to lie + le his/her/your (body part), to someone
verb Rare #34,523
to lie to him, to lie to her, to lie to you (formal) The ending -le refers to the person being lied to; context determines who it is.
SP: No quiero mentirle a mi amiga.
EN: I don't want to lie to my friend.
Conjugation of mentir
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First miento mentimos
Second mientes —
Third miente mienten
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First miento mentimos
Second mientes —
Third miente mienten
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second miente —
Third mienta —
Present
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First mentí mentimos
Second mentiste —
Third mintió mintieron
Past
Conditional
SingularPlural
First mentiría —
Third mentiría —
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First mentía —
Third mentía —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First mentía —
Third mentía —
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First mentiré —
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First mentiré —

Tuve que mentirle a Tom.

I had to lie to Tom.

Mire, no voy a mentirle a un mentiroso.

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

— Temporada de Sangre (2025)

¿Iba a mentirle a la chica sabiendo que su hermano está vivo?

Was he going to lie to the girl, knowing that her brother is alive?

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

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

He even lied to his best friend to avoid going.

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

She has to lie to her family about her boyfriend.

No tengo necesidad de mentirle a Tom.

I have no need to lie to Tom.

A usted no necesitaba mentirle porque ya estaba dentro.

You didn't need to lie to him because you were already inside.

— Los renglones torcidos de Dios (2022)

Pero yo no puedo mentirle.

But I can't lie to him.

— Hable con ella (2002)

Hiciste mal en mentirle a tu mejor amiga sobre eso.

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

Yo no voy a mentirle a mi hijo.

I'm not going to lie to my son.

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)