mendaz

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mendācem. Compare Spanish mendaz and Italian mendace

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mẽˈda(j)s/ [mẽˈda(ɪ̯)s]

  • Hyphenation: men‧daz

Adjective

mendaz m or f (plural mendazes)

  1. mendacious, lying
    Synonyms: mentiroso, enganador, falso
    Antonyms: verdadeiro, genuíno, verídico, autêntico

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mendācem.

Pronunciation

Adjective

mendaz m or f (masculine and feminine plural mendaces)

  1. mendacious, lying
    • 2015 October 14, “Tribuna”, in El País‎[1]:
      Aquel episodio, y las presiones a los magistrados —incluidas las ayudas del abogado de Pujol, Piqué Vidal, luego condenado por corrupto— impidieron durante décadas que los catalanes conocieran el carácter mendaz y gravemente corrupto del pujolismo.
      That episode, and the pressures on the magistrates—with the help of Pujol's lawyer, Piqué Vidal, later convicted for corruption—prevented the Catalans from knowing the mendacious and seriously corrupt nature of Pujolism for decades.

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