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izmísliti to think out; to find out; to invent; to contrive, to devise; (zamisliti) to conceive

izmísliti si zgodbo to concoct a story (ali a tale)
izmísliti izgovor to concoct an excuse

láž lie; untruth, falsehood; (manjša) fib

debela láž a big lie, a gross untruth, a whacking lie, pogovorno a thumper, a tough one, ZDA pogovorno a whopper, a thumping lie, an outrageous lie
grda láž a foul lie
nedolžna láž a white lie
kosmata láž blatant lie
dokazana láž a lie unmasked (ali laid bare, exposed, arhaično nailed to the counter); (izmišljotina) pogovorno flam
pogostna láž widespread lie
same láži! a pack of lies!
to je debela láž this is a gross untruth
to je čista, gola láž this is a downright lie
izmisliti si láž to invent (ali to forge) a lie
z lážmi se izvleči iz... to lie oneself out of...
povedati láž to tell a lie
na láž postaviti koga to refute (ali to rebut, to belie) someone
bil je postavljen na láž he has been refuted (ali proved a liar); he has been flatly contradicted
ujeti koga na láži to catch someone out in a lie
láž ima kratke noge lies are short-lived (ali have short wings), a liar is soon exposed
aparat za odkrivanje láži lie detector
on ne okleva pred lážjo he does not scruple to lie

tŕta botanika (vinska) vine; (divja) Virginia creeper

hmeljeva tŕta hop
list vinske tŕte vine leaf, pl leaves
kol(iček) za tŕto vine prop
brajdnik, latnik za vinsko tŕto vine trellis
iz tŕte izviti (figurativno, izmisliti si) to trump up (zgodbo a story)
iz tŕte izvit trumped-up
iz tŕte izvite obdolžitve trumped-up charges pl
to je iz tŕte izvito that's nothing but a fabrication, that's rather farfetched (ali rather a tall story), that is pure imagination