folk tale in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for folk tale in the English»Italian Dictionary

folk tale [Brit, Am ˈfoʊk ˌteɪl] N

folk tale

leggenda f popolare

Translations for folk tale in the English»Italian Dictionary

folk song, singer, tale, art, culture, tradition

popolare

Translations for folk tale in the Italian»English Dictionary

leggenda popolare

folk tale

fiaba

(folk) tale

Translations for folk tale in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.folk [Brit fəʊk, Am foʊk] N

1. folk (people):

folk + verbo pl

gente f

country, city folk

gente di campagna, di città

old, young, poor folk

i vecchi, i giovani, i poveri

2. folk MUS:

folk + verbo sing

folk m

II.folks N npl

1. folks (parents):

folks inf

genitori m

my, your folks

i miei, i tuoi

2. folks (addressing people) inf:

that's all, folks! inf

è tutto, gente!

III.folk [Brit fəʊk, Am foʊk] ADJ before n

1. folk (traditional):

folk dance, dancing, music

folcloristico, tradizionale, popolare

folk song, singer, tale, art, culture, tradition

popolare

2. folk (modern):

folk music, concert, song, singer, group

folk

folk club

di musica folk

tale [Brit teɪl, Am teɪl] N

1. tale:

tale (story)

storia f (about su)

tale (fantasy story)

favola f (about su)

tale (narrative, account)

racconto m (about su)

tale (legend)

leggenda f (about su)

to tell a tale

raccontare una storia

to tell a tale of woe (about oneself)

raccontare le proprie disgrazie

to tell a tale of woe (about others)

raccontare una storia triste

the figures tell the same, another tale

le cifre confermano la cosa, dicono tutt'altra cosa

the recent events tell their own tale

i recenti avvenimenti si commentano da soli

2. tale:

tale (hearsay)

storia f

tale (gossip)

diceria f

tale (gossip)

chiacchiere fpl

to spread or tell tales

sparlare (about sb di qn)

a likely tale!

non raccontare storie!

dead men tell no tales

i morti non parlano

to live to tell the tale

sopravvivere (per potere raccontare la propria esperienza)

to tell tales out of school

fare la spia

folk tale in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for folk tale in the English»Italian Dictionary

tale [teɪl] N

1. tale (story):

tale

storia f

tale LIT

racconto m

2. tale (lie):

tale

frottola f

dead men tell no tales

i morti non parlano

Phrases:

to tell tales

fare la spia

folk [foʊk] N

1. folk pl:

folk

gente f

farming folk

agricoltori m pl

the old folk

i vecchi pl

ordinary folk

gente comune

ordinary folk folk memory

memoria f collettiva

folk wisdom

saggezza f popolare

2. folk pl (parents):

folk

genitori m pl

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Folk tales tell that the town is ancient, however, the age it is not established with any certainty.

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Folk tales and legends have also survived through retellings by common people.

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Folk tales tell of a very painful separation caused by two priests.

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Folk tales illustrate history with stories about both good and sinful nuns.

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Folk tales say that the town sank beneath the ocean.

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Folk tales illustrate the history with stories about good and sinful nuns.

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