I clearly remember my mother saying that sometimes it's kinder to tell a white lie than to tell the truth.
Je me rappelle clairement la mère disant que parfois c'est plus bon pour dire le mensonge inoffensif que dire la vérité.
It is this contradiction that is really important, not whether you tell a polite white lie or not.
C'est cette contradiction qui est réellement importante, non le petit mensonge de politesse qu'il peut vous arriver de dire.
A lie said to avoid hurting someone's feelings and expectations is called a "white lie."
On appelle "pieux mensonge" un mensonge qui n'a pour but que d'éviter de heurter les sentiments ou les espoirs de quelqu'un.
Why don't you tell him the truth instead of a white lie? It's better for him to hear that his new hairstyle doesn't suit him at all!
Pourquoi ne lui dis-tu pas la vérité au lieu d’un petit mensonge ? Il vaut mieux qu’il sache que sa nouvelle coiffure ne lui va pas du tout !
And one owns up to the white lie, of course.
Et on avoue le mensonge blanc, bien sûr.
This is especially important because a small white lie to your employees can hinder their trust in you for many months or years to come.
Ceci est particulièrement important car un petit mensonge blanc à vos employés peut nuire à leur confiance pour de nombreux mois ou années à venir.
Foremost of these to be discovered and cause embarrassment are at times called the little white lie and instances of the truth when untold.
Les premiers de ceux-ci à être découverts et à causer de l'embarras sont parfois appelés les petits mensonges blancs et les occasions où la vérité n'est pas dite.
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