fib

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɪb/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/fɪb/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fib)

Inflections of 'fib' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
fibs
v 3rd person singular
fibbing
v pres p
fibbed
v past
fibbed
v past p
  • WordReference
  • Collins
  • WR Reverse (23)
  • Definition
  • Synonyms

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
fib n (small lie)mentirijilla nf
  (AmL)mentirita nf
  mentira blanca loc nom f
  mentira piadosa loc nom f
 You shouldn't tell a fib, no matter how small it is.
 No deberías contar mentirijillas, aunque sean pequeñas.
fib⇒ vi (tell a small lie)contar mentirijillas loc verb
  (AmL)echar mentiritas loc verb
  decir mentiras blancas loc verb
  decir mentiras piadosas loc verb
 Julius got in trouble for fibbing to his mother.
 Julius se metió en problemas por contarle mentirijillas a su madre.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'fib' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
white lie
Spanish:
agache - macanear - papa - coba - filfa - jácara - mentira piadosa - mentirilla - renuncio - fábula - embuste - bola - copla - cuenterete - cuento - guayaba - historia - paquete - payada - película - trola - trufar


Forum discussions with the word(s) "fib" in the title:

  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.
See Google Translate's machine translation of 'fib'.

In other languages: French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Infórmanos de los anuncios inapropiados.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.