Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Miente más que habla.»
Word for word
He lies more than he speaks.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: He lies more than he talks.
A very common colloquial expression used to describe someone who lies constantly. Used in everyday conversation about untrustworthy people.
Hear it in a sentence
No le creas nada a ese vecino; miente más que habla.
Don't believe anything that neighbor says; he lies more than he talks.
Why learn dichos?
Proverbs like this one are everywhere in spoken Spanish — dropped mid-conversation, usually just the first half, with the rest left for you to complete. Recognizing them is one of the fastest ways to sound less like a textbook and follow real speech. Every Lingocito edition signs off with the dicho del día, so you meet one a day next to news written at your exact level.