fib

fib  (fb)

n.

An insignificant or childish lie.

intr.v. fibbed, fib·bing, fibs

To tell a fib. See Synonyms at lie².

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[Perhaps from obsolete and dialectal fible-fable, nonsense, reduplication of fable.]

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fibber n.

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fib [fɪb]

n

a trivial and harmless lie

vb fibs, fibbing, fibbed

(intr) to tell such a lie

[perhaps from fibble-fable an unlikely story; see fable]

fibber  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fib - a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?" taradiddle, tarradiddle, tale, story lie, prevarication - a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth cock-and-bull story, fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale, song and dance - an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
Verb	1.	fib - tell a relatively insignificant lie; "Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying" lie - tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"

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fib

noun

lie, story, fiction, untruth, whopper (informal), porky (Brit. slang), pork pie (Brit. slang), white lie, prevarication She told innocent fibs.

verb

lie, invent, fabricate, misrepresent, falsify, tell a lie, prevaricate, perjure, equivocate, dissimulate, tell untruths, forswear yourself He laughed when I accused him of fibbing.

Quotations
"fib: a lie that has not cut its teeth" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]

Translations

fib [fɪb]

A. N → mentirijilla f
to tell a fib → decir una mentirijilla

B. VI → decir mentirijillas

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fib [ˈfɪb]

n (= lie) → bobard m
to tell fibs → raconter des bobards

vi (= lie) → raconter des bobards

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fib (inf)

n → Flunkerei f (inf), → Schwindelei f (inf); that’s a fib! → das ist geflunkert! (inf); don’t tell fibs → flunker or schwindel nicht! (inf)

vi → flunkern (inf), → schwindeln (inf)

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fib [fɪb] (fam)

1. n → bugia, frottola
to tell a fib → dire una bugia

2. vi → dire bugie, raccontare storie

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fib [fɪb] (fam)

1. n → bugia, frottola
to tell a fib → dire una bugia

2. vi → dire bugie, raccontare storie

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fib

n fib [fib]

an unimportant lie to tell fibs. leuentjie; storie كِذْبَه بَسيطَه измислица malá lež, bulík hvid løgn; nødløgn die Flunkerei ψεματάκι bola, trola, mentirijilla pisivale دروغ کم اهمیت mitätön vale mensonge שֶׁקֶר झूठ बोलना mala laž füllentés kebohongan skrök, (hvít) lygi bugia ささいな嘘 사소한 거짓말 prasimanymas []meli; nieki bohong leugentje liten løgn kłamstewko, bujda peta min­ciună выдумка lož majhna laž sitna laž liten oskyldig lögn, nödlögn คำพูดโกหกเรื่องเล็กน้อย zararsız yalan 小謊 брехня چھوٹا موٹا جھوٹ lời nói nhỏ nhặt; chuyện bịa 小谎

v – past tense, past participle fibbed –

to tell a fib He fibbed about his age. gejok oor sy ouderdom يَكْذِب послъгвам lhát fortælle en hvid løgn flunkern ψεύδομαι contar bolas, contar trolas luiskama دروغ کوچک گفتن valehdella raconter des blagues לְשָקֵר झूठ बोलना, गप्प करना lagati, govoriti neistinu füllent membohong, berdusta segja ósatt dire bugie うそをつく 악의 없는 거짓말을 하다 išsigalvoti, prasimanyti melot; melst niekus membohongi jokken smålyve, skrøne bujać mentir a spune gogoşi/minciuni привирать klamať sprenevedati se lagati dra en smålögn, småljuga พูดโกหกเรื่องเล็กน้อย zararsız yalan(lar) söylemek 撒小謊 прибріхувати جھوٹ بولنا nói dối, nói bịa 撒小谎