враньё

See also: вранье

Russian

Etymology

from врать (vratʹ, to lie)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vrɐˈnʲjɵ]
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Noun

враньё (vranʹjó) n inan (genitive вранья́, uncountable)

  1. lies, nonsense, tall tales; vranyo
    Synonyms: враки (vraki), ложь (ložʹ), небыли́ца (nebylíca)
    сплошно́е враньёsplošnóje vranʹjóa pack of lies
  2. lying

Usage notes

  • Some Russians differentiate between ложь (ložʹ) and враньё (vranʹjó). A lie which is told to deceive someone is a ложь. Tall tales told without the malicious intention of deceiving others are враньё. In practice, however, both words can be used with the same meaning, враньё sounding informal and ложь sounding formal.

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