C’est mal de dire un mensonge.
Literal Breakdown
| Recording | English | French | Learn |
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| this is; it is | c’est |
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| pain; hurt | mal |
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| of; from | de |
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| to say | dire |
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| a (masculine) | un |
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| lie | mensonge |
Notes
Recording courtesy of http://tatoeba.org/eng/sentences/show/1337188
Summary
The French translation for “It is wrong to tell a lie.” is C’est mal de dire un mensonge.. The French, C’est mal de dire un mensonge., can be broken down into 6 parts:"this is; it is" (c’est), "pain; hurt" (mal), "of; from" (de), "to say" (dire), "a (masculine)" (un) and "lie" (mensonge).Practice Lesson
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