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Meaning of I tell a lie | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

I am mistaken; I thought that what I said (or wrote) was true, but I have just realised that it is not.

British, idiomatic

Equivalents

Čeština kecám zpět
Español miento
日本語 もとい
Português minto
Русский вру

Examples

“I visited Canada in 1996—no, I tell a lie, in 1997.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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