infundio

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See also: infundió

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /inˈfundjo/
  • Rhymes: -undjo
  • Syllabification: in‧fun‧dio

Noun

infundio m (plural infundios)

  1. lie (especially malicious), canard
    Synonyms: mentira, bolazo, patraña
    lanzar infundios ― spread rumors
    se basa en infundios ― it is based on lies
    rechazar los infundios ― repel the lies
    • 1890, Emilia Pardo Bazán, La prueba, chapter 2:
      A ver si me aclaras el infundio.
      Let's see if you can clear up the lie for me.
    • 1988, Juan Bosch, Viaje a los antípodas:
      Que nadie se deje engañar por los infundios de la Associated Press. Los infundios son infundios y la verdad es la verdad.
      Let no one be fooled by the Associated Press's lies. Lies are lies and the truth is the truth.
    • 2015 November 11, “Opinión”, in El País‎:
      [...] un periodista se hizo eco de otro infundio: que Polanco había dicho que "no había cojones en España" para negarle una televisión.
      a journalist echoed another fib: that Polanco had said "Spain doesn't have the balls" to deny him a television.

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