Translation of "white lie" into German

Notlüge, harmlose Lüge, soziale Lüge are the top translations of "white lie" into German.

white lie noun grammar

(idiomatic) A deliberate, untrue statement which does no harm or is intended to produce a favorable result. [..]

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  • Notlüge

    noun feminine

    deliberate untrue statement which is intended to produce a favorable result [..]

    What she told me yesterday is a white lie.

    Was sie mir gestern erzählte, war eine Notlüge.

  • harmlose Lüge

    noun feminine

    A white lie that did a lot of good for this country's morale.

    Eine harmlose Lüge, die viel Gutes für die Moral des Landes getan hat.

  • soziale Lüge

    Lüge, die erzählt wird, um eine Kränkung zu vermeiden und die Harmonie zu erhalten.

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