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Meaning of lie detector | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A device designed to detect or indicate when a person is lying by measuring and recording several physiological variables.

informal

Equivalents

Bosanski полиграф
Deutsch Lügendetektor
Suomi valheenpaljastin
Français détecteur de mensonges
Hrvatski полиграф
Magyar hazugságvizsgáló
Íslenska lygamælir
日本語 嘘発見器
한국어 거짓말 탐지기
Nederlands leugendetector
Polski wariograf wykrywacz kłamstw
Português detector de mentiras polígrafo
Русский дете́ктор лжи полиграф
Српски полиграф
Svenska lögndetektor
Türkçe yalan makinesi

Examples

“It is a lie detector; with its aid one can plumb the bottomless pits of a chap's subconscious mind, and fathom all the mysteries of his subliminal ego.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Lie group Lie groupoid lie low lie of the land lie through one's teeth lie with

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