Portuguese translation of the English word lies

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EnglishPortuguese (translated indirectly)Esperanto
(recline)
estar deitado
;
estar situado
;
ficar
;
jazer
🔗 Do you know what horrors lie behind that wall?
(tell a lie)
faltar à verdade
;
mentir
🔗 Tom, don’t lie to me.
(falsehood)
mentira
🔗 But, as we both know, it would be an utter lie.
(be situated; sit)
estar situado
🔗 As its name suggests, the country lies at the very heart of the African continent, away from major trade routes and population centres, and very far indeed from public attention.