proverb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈlɒŋ ˌweɪz ˈlɒŋ ˌlaɪz/
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proverb
Meaning 1
Someone who returns from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
de llunyes terres, moltes mentides
— someone who comes back from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted
Dutch:
wie verre reizen doet, kan veel verhalen
— someone who comes back from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted
Finnish:
syrjäisistä paikoista on helppo valehdella
— someone who comes back from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted
French:
a beau mentir qui vient de loin
— someone who comes back from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted
German:
wenn einer eine Reise tut, dann kann er was erzählen
— someone who comes back from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted
Hungarian:
messziről jött ember azt mond, amit akar
— someone who comes back from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted
Polish:
osoba z dalekiego miejsca może kłamać bezpiecznie
— someone who comes back from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted
Portuguese:
de longas vias, longas mentiras
— someone who comes back from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted
Russian:
до́бро тому́ врать, кто за мо́рем быва́л
(dóbro tomú vratʹ, kto za mórem byvál)
— someone who comes back from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted
Spanish:
de luengas tierras, luengas mentiras
— someone who comes back from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted
