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mentant

Italian translation: bugiardo - imbroglione

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French term or phrase:mentant
Italian translation:bugiardo - imbroglione
Entered by: Roberta Broccoletti

06:51 Aug 23, 2020
French to Italian translations [PRO]
Philosophy / documentario sul mentire
French term or phrase: mentant
"Le mentant est celui qui ment malgré lui. Le menteur aime à mentir et goûte le plaisir intérieur de le faire"
C'est vous Mériam Korichi, qui reprenez cette distinction augustinienne, une distinction de Saint Augustin, dans votre livre paru aux éditions Autrement : Mentir, la vie et son double.

Come potrei distunguere "mentant" e "menteur" in questo contesto?
Fabio Forleo
Italy
Local time: 20:40
bugiardo - imbroglione
Explanation:
Le menteur....imbroglione, colui che ama il gusto di ingannare il prossimo ( vocabolario Treccani )

Le mentant....il bugiardo....colui che mente, colui che ha il vizio di dire bugie ( vocabolario Treccani )
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Roberta Broccoletti
Italy
Local time: 20:40
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Summary of answers provided
4mentente
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
3bugiardo - imbroglione
Roberta Broccoletti
3simulatore
enrico paoletti
Summary of reference entries provided
veloce ricerca, da approfondire
Françoise Vogel

Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mentente


Explanation:
mentant = mentente ..... participio presente di mentire

le mentant vs. le menteur = il mentente vs. il mentitore



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Note added at 38 mins (2020-08-23 07:30:09 GMT)
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il mente è colui che mente

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Note added at 39 mins (2020-08-23 07:30:51 GMT)
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il mentente è colui che mente

Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Austria
Local time: 20:40
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
bugiardo - imbroglione


Explanation:
Le menteur....imbroglione, colui che ama il gusto di ingannare il prossimo ( vocabolario Treccani )

Le mentant....il bugiardo....colui che mente, colui che ha il vizio di dire bugie ( vocabolario Treccani )


    Reference: http://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/ricerca/bugie/
    Reference: http://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/imbroglione_(Sinonimi-e-C...
Roberta Broccoletti
Italy
Local time: 20:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.: Kudoz : "mentant - Le mentant est celui qui ment malgré lui. Le menteur aime à mentir et goûte le plaisir intérieur de le faire"
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
simulatore


Explanation:
mentitore, millantatore, contafrottole...

enrico paoletti
France
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.: Kudoz : "mentant - Le mentant est celui qui ment malgré lui. Le menteur aime à mentir et goûte le plaisir intérieur de le faire"
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Reference comments


23 hrs
Reference: veloce ricerca, da approfondire

Reference information:
A colloquio con S. Agostino circa l ... - ComunicativaVivacomunicativaviva.blogspot.com › co...
20 juin 2012 - È mentitore anche chi mente contro voglia; impostore invece è colui che ama mentire e dentro l'animo in modo abituale si diletta della menzogna.

Françoise Vogel
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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