"It is wrong to tell a lie." in French

C’est mal de dire un mensonge.

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Literal Breakdown

English	French	Learn
this is	c’est	Learn
pain; hurt	mal	Learn
from	de	Learn
to say	dire	Learn
a (masculine)	un	Learn
lie	mensonge	Learn

Notes

Recording courtesy of http://tatoeba.org/eng/sentences/show/1337188

Summary

The French translation for “It is wrong to tell a lie.” is C’est mal de dire un mensonge.. The French, C’est mal de dire un mensonge., can be broken down into 6 parts:"this is" (c’est), "pain; hurt" (mal), "from" (de), "to say" (dire), "a (masculine)" (un) and "lie" (mensonge).