put words in someone's mouth

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17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: قَوَّلَهُ مَا لَمْ يَقُلْ (qawwalahu mā lam yaqul) — say or imply that someone has said a thing
• Finnish: laittaa sanoja jonkun suuhun — say or imply that someone has said a thing
• Finnish: panna sanoja jonkun suuhun — say or imply that someone has said a thing
• Finnish: vääristellä jonkun sanoja — say or imply that someone has said a thing
• French: faire dire à quelqu'un ce qu'il n'a pas dit — say or imply that someone has said a thing
• German: jemandem Worte in den Mund legen — say or imply that someone has said a thing
• Icelandic: gera einhverjum upp orð — say or imply that someone has said a thing
• Icelandic: leggja einhverjum orð í munn — say or imply that someone has said a thing
• Norwegian Bokmål: legge ord i munnen på noen — say or imply that someone has said a thing
• Norwegian Bokmål: putte ord i munnen på noen — say or imply that someone has said a thing
• Polish: wkładać w usta — say or imply that someone has said a thing
• Polish: włożyć w usta — say or imply that someone has said a thing
• Portuguese: colocar palavras na boca [de alguém] — say or imply that someone has said a thing
• Scottish Gaelic: cuir facail sa' bheul chuideigin — say or imply that someone has said a thing
• Spanish: poner palabras en la boca — say or imply that someone has said a thing
• Vietnamese: nhét chữ vào mồm — say or imply that someone has said a thing
• Vietnamese: nhét chữ vào miệng — say or imply that someone has said a thing