"tell sb a lie" in German to tell sb. a lie jdn. belügen jdm. etw. vorschwindeln jdn. anschwindeln/beschwindeln jdn. anlügen Detailed translations for "tell sb a lie" to tell sb. a lie to tell sb. a lie jdn. belügen{transitive verb} to tell sb. a lie(also: to lie to sb.) jdm. etw. vorschwindeln to tell sb. a lie(also: to lie to sb.) jdn. anschwindeln/beschwindeln to tell sb. a lie(also: to lie to sb.) jdn. anlügen{transitive verb}