嘘ではないにしろ、ホラに近い。

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ない しろ ほら 近い

English Translation

If not a lie, close to a boast.

Furigana

(うそ)ではないにしろ、ホラに(ちか)い。

Romanji

Uso de wa nai ni shiro, hora ni chikai.

Words

(うそ)
lie; falsehood; incorrect fact; Really!; Unbelievable!; No way!
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
法螺 (ほら、ホラ)
boasting; bragging; big talk
近い (ちかい)
near; close; short (distance)

Kanji

Readings: キョ、 コ、 うそ、 ふ.く
Meanings: lie, falsehood
Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount