menu
Tatoeba
 language
Browse expand_more
Show random sentence
Browse by language
Browse by list
Browse by tag
Browse audio
Community expand_more
Wall
List of all members
Languages of members
Native speakers
Register Log in
language English
menu
Tatoeba

chevron_right Register

chevron_right Log in

Browse

chevron_right Show random sentence

chevron_right Browse by language

chevron_right Browse by list

chevron_right Browse by tag

chevron_right Browse audio

Community

chevron_right Wall

chevron_right List of all members

chevron_right Languages of members

chevron_right Native speakers

search
HelpAdvanced search
clear
swap_horiz
search
keyboard_arrow_left previous random next keyboard_arrow_right
Language for previous, next or random sentence
arrow_forward

Sentence #37545

info_outline Metadata
warning
Your sentence was not added because the following already exists.
unfold_more Show unreviewed transcriptions unfold_less Hide unreviewed transcriptions
Sentence #{{vm.sentence.id}} — belongs to {{vm.sentence.user.username}} Sentence #{{vm.sentence.id}}
{{vm.sentence.furigana.info_message}} {{vm.sentence.text}}
star This sentence belongs to a native speaker.
warning This sentence is not reliable.
content_copy Copy sentence info Go to sentence page
subdirectory_arrow_right
warning
{{transcription.info_message}}
Translations
Unlink this translation link Make into direct translation chevron_right
{{translation.furigana.info_message}} {{translation.text}} Existing sentence #{{::translation.id}} has been added as a translation.
edit Edit this translation
warning This sentence is not reliable.
content_copy Copy sentence info Go to sentence page
subdirectory_arrow_right
warning
{{transcription.info_message}}
Translations of translations
Unlink this translation link Make into direct translation chevron_right
{{translation.furigana.info_message}} {{translation.text}} Existing sentence #{{::translation.id}} has been added as a translation.
edit Edit this translation
warning This sentence is not reliable.
content_copy Copy sentence info Go to sentence page
subdirectory_arrow_right
warning
{{transcription.info_message}}
{{vm.expandableIcon}} {{vm.sentence.expandLabel}} Fewer translations

Comments

 richypops richypops October 10, 2017 October 10, 2017 at 11:43:35 PM UTC link Permalink

Not a normal English phrase,may read better as, 'What lies tell the truth' but even then a peculiar construction.

Selena777 Selena777 October 11, 2017 October 11, 2017 at 6:56:49 AM UTC link Permalink

I believe, it's supposed to be paradoxal, not a regular phrase. Can it be made sounding OK, then?

richypops richypops October 11, 2017 October 11, 2017 at 8:32:24 AM UTC link Permalink

It does state a paradox, but that does not mean it is a natural sounding sentence. As suggested, "What lies tell the truth" may be slightly better, but that is also pretty weird.

Selena777 Selena777 October 11, 2017 October 11, 2017 at 6:02:15 PM UTC link Permalink

The sentence has no owner, so you can adopt and change it.

Metadata

close

Tags

Tanaka Corpus
View all tags

Lists

Sentence text

License: CC BY 2.0 FR

Logs

We cannot determine yet whether this sentence was initially derived from translation or not.

What lies are truth?

added by an unknown member, date unknown
➜ #200343

linked by an unknown member, date unknown
➜ #1676955Quali bugie sono la verità?

linked by Guybrush88, July 9, 2012
➜ #1910898Welche Lügen sind wahr?

linked by Zaghawa, October 10, 2012
➜ #1910901Quels mensonges sont la vérité ?

linked by Zaghawa, October 10, 2012
➜ #1911480Quels mensonges sont vrais ?

linked by sysko, October 10, 2012
➜ #2463260

linked by BraveSentry, May 29, 2013
➜ #200343

unlinked by Pfirsichbaeumchen, October 11, 2017
➜ #8019987Anti tikerkas i d tidet?

linked by samir_t, January 15, 2020
➜ #8634779Which lies tell the truth?

linked by hamsolo474, March 26, 2020
➜ #12358178Melyik hazugság az igazság?

linked by maaster, March 6, 2024