fib

• Nom désignant un petit mensonge sans gravité ou une fausse déclaration bénigne, souvent faite pour éviter de blesser quelqu'un ou pour esquiver des conséquences mineures.

A noun referring to a small, trivial, or harmless lie, often told to avoid hurting someone's feelings or to avoid a minor consequence.

1. Small lieA2informal

   A minor, often harmless lie told to avoid hurting someone's feelings or to avoid trouble.

   Petit mensonge

   • She told a little fib about her age.
   • He told a fib to avoid going to the party.
   • Children often tell fibs to get out of trouble.

   Synonymesfabricationfalsehoodprevaricationstorytaleuntruthwhite lie

   Antonymestruth

• Verbe désignant l'action de raconter un mensonge léger, sans grande importance ou sans gravité.

A verb used to indicate the act of telling a small, trivial, or harmless lie.

1. Tell a small lieB1informal

   To tell a minor or trivial lie, often to avoid hurting someone's feelings or to avoid trouble.

   dire un petit mensonge

   • He fibbed about his age to get into the movie.
   • She fibbed when she said she liked the gift.
   • Don't fib to your parents about where you were.