liar
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English lier, from Old English lēogere (“liar, false witness, hypocrite”), from lēogan (“to lie, deceive, belie, betray, be in error, charge falsely”), equivalent to lie + -er. Cognate with Icelandic lygari (“liar”). More at lie.
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[edit] Noun
liar (plural liars)
- one who tells lies.
[edit] Translations
one who tells lies
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[edit] Spanish
[edit] Etymology
From Latin ligāre, present active infinitive of ligō.
[edit] Verb
liar (first-person singular present lío, first-person singular preterite lie, past participle liado)
[edit] Conjugation
Conjugation of liar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Rule: stressed í in certain conjugations; monosyllabic infinitives receive no written accent in certain conjugations.
| infinitive | liar | ||||||
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| gerund | liando | ||||||
| past participle | liado | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | yo | tú | él/ella usted |
nosotros | vosotros | ellos/ellas ustedes |
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| present | lío | lías | lía | liamos | liais | lían | |
| imperfect | liaba | liabas | liaba | liábamos | liabais | liaban | |
| preterite | lie | liaste | lio | liamos | liasteis | liaron | |
| future | liaré | liarás | liará | liaremos | liaréis | liarán | |
| conditional | liaría | liarías | liaría | liaríamos | liaríais | liarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú | él/ella usted |
nosotros | vosotros | ellos/ellas ustedes |
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| present | líe | líes | líe | liemos | lieis | líen | |
| imperfect (ra) |
liara | liaras | liara | liáramos | liarais | liaran | |
| imperfect (se) |
liase | liases | liase | liásemos | liaseis | liasen | |
| future | liare | liares | liare | liáremos | liareis | liaren | |
| imperative | — | tú | usted | nosotros | vosotros | ustedes | |
| affirmative | lía | líe | liemos | liad | líen | ||
| negative | no líes | no líe | no liemos | no lieis | no líen | ||
Other verbs with this conjugation:
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[edit] Noun
liar
- indefinite plural of lie