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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mendācem. Compare Spanish mendaz and Italian mendace
Pronunciation
Adjective
mendaz m or f (plural mendazes)
- mendacious, lying
- Synonyms: mentiroso, enganador, falso
- Antonyms: verdadeiro, genuíno, verídico, autêntico
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mendācem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /menˈdaθ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /menˈdas/
- Rhymes: -aθ
- Rhymes: -as
- Syllabification: men‧daz
Adjective
mendaz m or f (masculine and feminine plural mendaces)
- mendacious, lying
2015 October 14, “Tribuna”, in El País: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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