Translation of "white lie" into Portuguese

mentira branca, mentira boba, mentira inocente are the top translations of "white lie" into Portuguese.

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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  • mentira branca

    noun feminine

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

    So you've never told a white lie to get a bit of action?

    Então você nunca contou uma mentira branca para ter um pouco de ação?

  • mentira boba

    feminine

    What he told me yesterday is a white lie.

    O que ele me contou ontem foi uma mentira boba.

  • mentira inocente

    Some consider this to be a white lie because they think it does not injure anyone.

    Alguns acham ser isso uma mentira inocente, porque pensam que não prejudica a ninguém.

  • mentirinha

    noun feminine

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

    What he told me yesterday is a white lie.

    O que ele me contou ontem foi uma mentira boba.

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