tale

tale
teil
noun
1) (a story: He told me the tale of his travels.) historia, relato
2) (an untrue story; a lie: He told me he had a lot of money, but that was just a tale.) mentira, trola
tale n cuento
tale
tr[teɪl]
noun
1 (story) cuento, relato, historia; (lie) cuento, mentira
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to tell tales contar cuentos
old wife's tale cuento de viejas
tale ['teɪl] n
1) anecdote, story: cuento m, relato m, anécdota f
2) falsehood: cuento m, mentira f
tale
n.
cuento s.m.
fábula s.f.
historia s.f.
jácara s.f.
mentira s.f.
relación s.f.
relato s.m.
teɪl
noun cuento m, relato m

ah now, thereby hangs a tale — (set phrase) ah, eso es toda una historia

to tell tales — (used by or to children) contar* chismes or cuentos

that's not true: you're telling tales! — mentira! eso es un cuento chino! (fam)

[teɪl]
N
1) (=story) cuento m, historia f

he told us the tale of his adventures — nos contó sus aventuras

he had quite a tale to tell — vaya historia que tenía para contar

it tells its own tale — habla por sí solo

Tales of King Arthur — Leyendas fpl del Rey Arturo

sound the alarm, or we shan't live to tell the tale — toca el timbre, o no salimos vivos de esto, toca el timbre, o no lo contamos

few people get caught in an avalanche and live to tell the tale — muy poca gente sobrevive una avalancha

fairy, hang 2., 1), woe
2) (=fabrication) cuento m, patraña f
- tell tales
old 3.
* * *
[teɪl]
noun cuento m, relato m

ah now, thereby hangs a tale — (set phrase) ah, eso es toda una historia

to tell tales — (used by or to children) contar* chismes or cuentos

that's not true: you're telling tales! — mentira! eso es un cuento chino! (fam)


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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