Translation of "white lie" into Japanese

罪のない嘘, 悪意にない嘘, つみのないうそ are the top translations of "white lie" into Japanese.

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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  • 罪のない嘘

    noun

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

    What he told me yesterday is a white lie.

    彼が昨日話してくれたことは、罪のない嘘だった。

  • 悪意にない嘘

    noun

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

    It is a white lie.

    悪意のない嘘だ。

  • つみのないうそ

  • Less frequent translations

    • ホワイトライ
    • 戯れ言
    • 罪のないうそ

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