embuste

Definitions of embuste
  1. noun
    the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
    synonyms: mentira
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    type of:
    falsedad, falsificación
    a willful perversion of facts
  2. noun
    a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
    synonyms: bola, gazapa, mentira, volandera
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    types:
    andrómina, jácara, mentirijilla, mentirilla, milonga, paparrucha, paparruchada, patraña, trola, trufa
    a trivial lie
    bolazo, mentirón
    a gross untruth; a blatant lie
    camelo, cuento chino, patraña
    an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
    type of:
    falsedad, infundio, mentira
    a false statement
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