they were lying

Past progressive conjugation of lie. There are other translations for this conjugation.

lie

I always knew when they were lying to me.	Je savais quand on me mentait.
If someone told you there was food, they were lying.	Si quelqu'un vous a dit qu'il y avait de la nourriture, il a menti.
Now, if they were lying, they'd be longer, right?	S'ils mentaient, ils auraient pris plus de temps, non ?
So, you think they were lying in wait?	Tu penses qu'ils mentaient et attendaient ?
I knew they were lying!	Je savais qu'ils mentaient !
Looks like he or they were lying in wait.	Il semble qu'ils étaient à l'affût.
I knew they were lying!	Je savais qu'elles mentaient !
It's like they were lying in wait.	C'est comme s'ils attendaient.
It is not clear whether they were lying or whether they were confused.	Je ne puis dire clairement s'ils ont menti ou s'ils étaient perturbés.
But I'm sure they were lying.	Mais il est clair qu'ils mentent.
Hey, listen, whatever they said, they were lying.	Quoi qu'ils aient dit, ils mentaient.
Evidently, they were lying to us too.	A priori, ils mentaient.
If only I had experience asking people questions and trying to figure out if they were lying.	Si seulement j'avais de l'expérience pour interroger les gens and savoir s'ils mentent ou pas.
It's like they were lying in wait.	Ils nous attendaient.
I knew they were lying.	Ils mentaient.
So they were lying to me, huh?	Elle n'est pas en voyage !
And now they're testing it all, and they found out that they were lying, and they cannot meet their contracts.	Et maintenant, tout est testé et on a découvert qu'ils mentaient et qu'ils ne peuvent pas honorer leurs contrats.
After a while he caught sight of the two giants; they were lying down under a tree asleep, and snoring so that all the branches shook.	Au bout d'un moment il aperçut les deux géants endormis sous un arbre et ronflant si fort que les branches en tremblaient.
Maybe you got a different vibe sitting there in the room with them, but from where I sit, if they were lying, they were doing it well.	Tu peux avoir une autre impression en étant dans la pièce avec eux, mais de là où je suis, s'ils mentaient, ils l'ont fait à la perfection.
Okay, Sam, it's way less than they'd have to pay you if they were lying, and way more than they'd have to pay you if they're not lying.	D'accord, Sam, c'est beaucoup moins que ce qu'ils auront à vous payez s'ils mentaient, et encore plus que ce qu'ils devraient vous payer s'ils ne mentent pas.