infundio
See also: infundió
Spanish
Etymology
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Noun
infundio m (plural infundios)
- lie (especially malicious), canard
- Synonyms: mentira, bolazo, patraña
- lanzar infundios ― spread rumors
- se basa en infundios ― it is based on lies
- rechazar los infundios ― repel the lies
- 1890, Emilia Pardo Bazán, La prueba, chapter 2:
- A ver si me aclaras el infundio.
- Let's see if you can clear up the lie for me.
- 1988, Juan Bosch, Viaje a los antípodas:
- Que nadie se deje engañar por los infundios de la Associated Press. Los infundios son infundios y la verdad es la verdad.
- Let no one be fooled by the Associated Press's lies. Lies are lies and the truth is the truth.
Further reading
- “infundio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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