mentiens
From LSJ
αὐτὸν κέκρουκας τὸν βατῆρα τοῦ λόγου → you have struck the very threshold of the argument, you have struck the most important and chiefmost point
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mentĭens: entis, Part., from mentior, q. v.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mentĭēns, tis, part. de mentior || pris substt, le menteur (argument captieux, cf. ψευδόμενος) : Cic. Div. 2, 11.
