Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
fanged lie
Spanish translation:
mentira venenosa / envenenada
Added to glossary by
Ana Juliá
Aug 27, 2003 18:37
20 yrs ago
English term
fanged
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Religion
Religion
The woman ... is severed from her head, afloat on a sea of suspicion against God. Now the serpent lunges with his fanged lie composed of God's own words: you shall surely die, but adds his own additional word: not!
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mentira venenosa
There may also be a suggestion of the expression "to speak with forked tongue" (hablar con lengua bifida), meaning to speak deceptively.
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Note added at 2003-08-28 12:35:55 (GMT)
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Or even, \'mentira envenenada\"
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Note added at 2003-08-28 12:35:55 (GMT)
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Or even, \'mentira envenenada\"
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Comment: "Gracias"
10 mins
Ricardo Posada Ortiz
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
United States
accurate, professional, timely .
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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con colmillos
su mentira con colmillos...
+1
38 mins
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Native in Spanish
Quality Above All...Calidad Sobre Todo
Native in: Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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mentira desgarradora (lacerante)/mentira salida de sus fauces
espero que te sirva. Entendiendo que las fauces de la serpiente produjeron mentiras desgarradoras/lacerantes. Bueno, es una sugerencia en sentido figurado.
2 hrs
Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Always welcome! :)
Native in: Russian
Works in: German to Russian, English to Russian, Spanish to Russian, and 7 more.
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su mentira como una casa ( o catedral)
"catedral" me parece mejor en ese contexto. ¢®Buena suerte, Ana Juli¬Ò!
Re.: Ibidem
Re.: Ibidem
9 hrs
(la serpiente arremete / ataca con /) la mordedura de su mentira...
Un saludo cordial, Ana.
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