tall story in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tall story in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tall story in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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tall <taller tallest> [Am tɔl, Brit tɔːl] ADJ

story1 <pl stories> [Am ˈstɔri, Brit ˈstɔːri] N

1.1. story:

story (account)
historia f
story (account)
relato m
story (tale)
cuento m
story (genre) LIT
cuento m
he told us the story of his life
nos contó la historia de su vida
tell me a story
cuéntame un cuento
the book tells the story of the expedition
el libro relata la expedición
that's a long story
eso es largo de contar
to cut a long story short
en pocas palabras
but that's not the end of the story
pero ahí no termina
it's the story of my life!
siempre me pasa lo mismo
according to his/your story
según él/tú
what's the story? Am
bueno ¿qué pasa?
he gave me the story on the new models Am
me dio información sobre los nuevos modelos
that's (quite) another or a different story
eso es otro cantar
that's (quite) another or a different story
eso es harina de otro costal
it's a different story if you're poor
si eres pobre es muy diferente or es otro cantar
later on she hit the bottle, but that's another story
más tarde empezó a beber, pero eso es otro cuento
the same old story
la (misma) historia de siempre

story2 <pl stories> [Am ˈstɔri, Brit ˈstɔːri] N

tall story in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tall story in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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story → storey

See also storey

storey [ˈstɔ:ri] N Brit, Aus

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English
The church also comes with its own beer-related tall story.
www.bbc.co.uk
A scam, tall story or deception.
en.wikipedia.org
As for the suddenly breathing thing, that's a tall story.
www.catholicherald.co.uk
It's a tall story, but it's true!
www.irishmirror.ie
It is a tall story, to be sure, but it could have happened.
en.wikipedia.org
Whether this man was a mutant or this is a tall story is unclear.
en.wikipedia.org

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